Category: Blog
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86. Delayed Gratification
Organizations stuck in urgent crises often sacrifice long-term planning, focusing only on immediate fixes. This short-term mindset creates a cycle of unpreparedness that repeats itself. Building awareness of this pattern is the first step toward breaking free and planning for a more sustainable future.
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85. It Helps to Love What You Create
In this week’s episode, I dive deeper into a powerful lesson drawn from my journey as a photographer—why falling in love with what you create transforms not just your art, but your life and career. From average snapshots to meaningful images, I share how shifting focus from process to passion unlocks greater fulfillment and impact.…
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84. Planning versus Discovering
What do photography and career planning have in common? More than you’d think. In this episode, I share how years behind the lens—starting with a beat-up rangefinder—taught me the art of seeing, of waiting, and of wandering. Whether you’re a sunrise-chasing planner or a thrill-seeking discoverer, this conversation explores how balancing preparation with openness can…
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83. Sometimes the Best Life Hacks are the Simplest
Accountability isn’t rocket science—it’s a notebook. In this episode, we skip the complexity and spotlight a painfully obvious yet wildly underused leadership tool: writing things down. From toxic cultures to missed follow-ups, we explore how a simple habit can transform organizational trust, clarity, and follow-through. No apps required. Just a pen, a plan, and a…
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82. When Weakness Looks Like Power and Confidence Becomes Humility
What if the loudest leaders are the most insecure—and the quietest, the strongest? In this episode, we unpack a paradox at the heart of leadership: how humility, not bravado, shapes resilient cultures and lasting impact. From personal reflections to a poignant story of legacy and retirement, this is a candid exploration of what strength really…
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81. When Failure is the Norm
We all learned a lot about life, leadership, values, and priorities during the Covid pandemic. I recently was reminded of one while in the drive-through line at Starbucks.
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80. Understanding the Diamond versus the Setting
Some mission driven organizations benefit from considering their purpose, their objective, their very reason for being as a diamond that is distinct from its setting. This week’s quick episode is a thought experiment that several of my clients have found helpful. Perhaps you will as well.
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79. How to Quit a Toxic Company
Should I Stay or Should I Go?… sang The Clash all the way back in 1982. Let’s say you have been debating this same question at your job… and ultimately conclude: I’m so done here. As an executive coach, I have been in a number of conversations with individuals who can relate. I sometimes then…
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78. Licking Our Wounds vs. Learning From Our Mistakes
Figuring out what went wrong and then learning from our mistakes is vital to an organization’s long-term success and impact. Unfortunately, some organizations struggle to move past the woe-is-us wound licking phase. This is a topic of great interest to me personally and one I have studied and written about quite a bit. The key…
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77. The Search for Meaning at Work: Cutting Through the Mist
Finding meaning at work impacts organizational culture. Organizational culture impacts our ability to retain and hire the necessary talent for our mission driven organizations. Finding talent to fill our key positions is essential to the success of our “organizations that matter”. In this week’s episode, I discuss this phenomenon cut against the backdrop of the…
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