Clearing Brush
Clearing Brush Sep 20, 2008 10:07:32 PM Thursday is my fiftieth birthday. My husband is sending me off to the mountians for some pampering at my favorite spa, Tall Grass. At the end of the day, he is taking me to some secret place for a celebration. Turning 50 is about crossing a threshhold. On […]
Presence: Me to We
Presence: Me to We Sep 29, 2008 10:19:39 PM I recently read the book Presence: Human Purpose and the Field of the Future, by Peter Senge, et al. This is a deep read about leadership development and growth, and the cultivation of our humanness. Part of our growth and development as leaders is having exquisite awareness of who […]
It’s Not Business As Usual
It’s Not Business As Usual Feb 7, 2009 9:08:05 PM I have not posted in four months. I find it interesting that I slipped away one day, totally distracted and losing focus on something that is so important to me, self-expressing through writing. This morning I am pondering what caused me to go off track? Or perhaps a better question, what track am I […]
Listening for Culture Shift
Listening for Culture Shift Feb 14, 2009 9:08:47 PM There are many of us that are noticing that the old paradigm, culture, or relationship is over. How does that song go, “It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life.” I know for myself that I can get so focused on my […]
Bumper Sticker Wisdom
Bumper Sticker Wisdom Mar 2, 2009 9:09:08 PM Change is inevitable, growth is optional. I read that yesterday on a bumper sticker. William Bridges, one of the great change management gurus, says that during times of great change it’s the in-between, or transitions that are the most challenging. The space between what was and what […]
Changing the Focus
Changing the Focus Mar 7, 2009 9:21:17 PM I have been revisiting the idea that change within a system poses both risk and opportunity. Those who are more resilient during times of deep change tend to be more optimistic vs. pessimistic, but perhaps more importantly they are able to hold both. They are realistic optimists. […]
Quest for Leadership
Quest for Leadership May 19, 2009 10:09:42 PM I returned recently from co-leading a new leadership program called Quest for Leadership. The program was co-created by me, Mike Bodkin from Rites of Passage, and Tom Anderson of Live a Mythic Life. I met Tom and Mike when I did my own vision quest in Death Valley […]
What Is Leadership?
What Is Leadership? Sep 28, 2009 10:10:12 PM I just returned this morning from delivering three, one-day Leadership Development workshops. I love the workshop, and I really enjoy my time working with others as they find an answer to the question, What is Leadership? The intent is to increase awareness of how leadership is reflected […]
Change: Beginnings, Middles, and Endings
Change: Beginnings, Middles, and Endings Oct 7, 2009 10:10:56 PM Below is a poem (I don’t even know where I got it from or who the author is) that reminds me of what William Bridges callsTransitions. Sometimes it’s letting go of what was, that makes transitions painful or challenging. Endings are often difficult because we may have had […]
The Tao on Leadership
The Tao on Leadership Oct 13, 2009 10:14:43 PM I continue to emerse myself in writings from many of the great thought leaders on the topic of Leadership. I recently reviewed leadership competencies from well known authors like John Maxwell, Kouzes and Posner, and Daniel Goleman. Their contributions and wisdom in the field of leadership development […]
