Reflections at Palm Canyon

At the bot­tom of a rocky canyon grow the native Cal­i­for­nia Fan Palms, in clus­ters along an unex­pect­ed water­course. It is a wind­ing oasis under the bril­liant, raw sun, an ancient home of the Cahuil­la peo­ple. I have to be care­ful of the rat­tlesnakes here, for the water attracts them, but in the­o­ry, assum­ing I… Con­tin­ue read­ing Reflec­tions at Palm Canyon

On Soul Sparks: A Postscript

The con­cept of “soul sparks” comes from Jon Mertz’s great new book, Acti­vate Lead­er­ship: Aspen Truths to Empow­er Mil­len­ni­al Lead­ers. Jon defines soul sparks this way: “Soul sparks are those small igni­tions of inspi­ra­tion that fan into big changes, new direc­tions, or fresh works. They come from deep down inside.” At his request, I’m hon­ored… Con­tin­ue read­ing On Soul Sparks: A Postscript

On ‘Soul Sparks’

I am hon­ored to share my view of ‘soul sparks’ at the request of Jon Mertz of Thin Dif­fer­ence. This is a con­cept Jon has devel­oped as part of his won­der­ful new book, Acti­vate Lead­er­ship: Aspen Truths to Empow­er Mil­len­ni­al Lead­ers. As some­one whose life work is devot­ed to help­ing oth­ers in lead­er­ship roles, the… Con­tin­ue read­ing On ‘Soul Sparks’

Leadership is a Field

I believe lead­er­ship is a kind of psy­chic field where noble acts take place, acts of self-affir­­ma­­tion, trust, love and ethics. When the field is there, the right things occur, the right things come out of our mouths. Our deeds are part of a greater sto­ry. When the field is off, we stum­ble. I was… Con­tin­ue read­ing Lead­er­ship is a Field