Category: Consciousness

On Unfairness

The very word, “unfair­ness,” if you slow down and let it sink in with you for a moment, is like a nee­dle touch­ing a wound. You may feel your stom­ach tight­en, the prod­uct of a pri­ma­ry social threat. As the last term in David Rock­’s famous SCARF mod­el, it rep­re­sents one of the most potent… Con­tin­ue read­ing On Unfair­ness

“Be” First, Then Decide What to “Do”

Dur­ing my career as a lead­er­ship con­sul­tant and coach I’ve lis­tened many times as a client leader has admit­ted some self-per­­ceived fail­ing. Jerome’s heart­felt “confession” was one of these moments. He sheep­ish­ly told me there was some­one who report­ed to him who intim­i­dat­ed him, a man­ag­er who seemed to be “much faster intel­lec­tu­al­ly” and “more… Con­tin­ue read­ing “Be” First, Then Decide What to “Do”

When the Animals Come

When the ani­mals come, pay atten­tion. Even if it is only a bush wren danc­ing among the branch­es, stop for a moment and praise this lit­tle being. She knows a deep­er lan­guage than you may ever share. It does­n’t have to be some grandiose, inflat­ed mir­a­cle – the white stag high up against the sky or the house lion… Con­tin­ue read­ing When the Ani­mals Come