Sometimes, the work we take on out of necessity becomes an identity we cling to long after it serves us. Disruptions provide powerful insights into systems and people. You can use turbulent periods to lean in and to discern if you are working to your highest and best purpose and, if not, to take the leap and do your next right thing. 

As you read this, I’ll be on silent retreat. The silence is as important as the retreat.

Navigating disruption requires more than just tactical expertise; it calls for self-awareness, emotional regulation, and adaptability. By integrating these neuroscience-backed strategies into your leadership approach, you can build enhanced resilience, lead with clarity, and inspire confidence in your team—even in the face of uncertainty.

Is your pre-frontal cortex missing in action? If you are under stress, it may be.

In the fast-paced world of executive leadership, confidence and decisiveness are often celebrated as the hallmarks of great leaders. But what if one of the most underrated leadership superpowers was not having the answers, but asking the right questions?

What is it about fake quotes?

What is the heart of leadership? It starts with recognizing that our being is not located in the computer between our ears.

Leadership isn’t about being fearless—it’s about being courageous despite fear.

How do you relate to fear?

Consider taking on mindful listening as a practice – it might just revolutionize your leadership. 

Consider coming fully present before opening your mouth, then speaking with intention, clarity, and awareness of the impact of your words. 

When you step back, go quiet, take time for contemplation, the world slows down with you, and you can see more, hear more, make more connections. 

If gratitude is on your discard pile of corporate jargon along with synergy, agility, resilience, leverage, low hanging fruit, and thinking outside the box, consider re-framing it in experiential terms.

Gratitude practice is all the rage, so much so that it’s become a bit of a cliché.

Change is cyclical and natural, and so too leaders can harness the transformative energy of autumn to prepare for the challenges and opportunities ahead.

Remembering compassion for all beings can restore connectedness and build resilience. In this fraught political season, start with yourself.

Instead of doomscrolling, or whatever your go-to displacement activity is to turn away from the world, turn towards it instead by taking ACTION.

The Importance of Building Anti-Fragility in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous World.

On-site therapy to manage mental wellness, psychological safety, meaning and a chance to matter … while Gen Z may be the ones leading the charge, everyone benefits.

Rachel Carson, Dian Fossey, and Jane Goodall are a few of my personal heroes. Their speciality was slowing down sufficiently to observe the natural world in all its complexity, and their passion was communicating the concerns raised by their observations.