Vision without Emotional Connection is Narcissism
I learned a long time ago that the leader of an organization needs to spend about 80% of her time in the future. The day-to-day is important, but somebody needs to know where the organization should go to fulfill its mission, whether that’s saving souls, saving the world or making a profit. If you don’t […]
Making a Difference Is Scary
Seth Godin recently had a blog post entitled “Feels risky.” He writes every day and his posts are usually brief. Here is the entire post: “The gulf between “risky” and “feels risky” is huge. And it’s getting bigger. It turns out that value creation lives in this gap. The things that most people won’t […]
Four Ways Humor Can Make You a Better Leader
Nobody takes the class clown seriously. But that doesn’t mean you need to be serious all the time to be an effective leader. In fact, that will make you less effective. Left unchecked, seriousness creates anxiety and makes it harder for you, and the people you lead, to work effectively. In family systems theory, Edwin […]
Finding a Path without Anxiety or Blame
This is my take on where we are as country at the beginning of the Trump Administration. Here is the video transcript. Please remember that it will read like a conversation, not a term paper (maybe that’s a good thing). Hey there, Jack Shitama. Today is January 21st 2017, the day after inauguration day. That […]