Podcast Episode 348: Non-Anxious Leaders Manage Their Own Anxiety without Involving Others (Rebroadcast)
Self-differentiation means that you are able to manage your own anxiety without involving others. This episode unpacks what this does (and doesn’t) look like. Show Notes: Being the Captain of Your Own Ship by Kathleen Smith Become a Patron for as little as $5/month. Subscribe to my weekly Two for Tuesday emails.
The Problem with Being Right (Revisited)
My colleague, Matt, responded to the original post with these questions: How does a self-differentiated parent lead their family? They can’t always let kids, teenagers walk their own path. They need love, guidance and at times a firm voice. This can be perceived as “Mom/Dad’s always got to be right.” Is this correctly perceived […]
Podcast Episode 347: 6 Ways Self-Differentiation Builds Leadership Courage – Part 2 of 2
Courage is the strength to act in the face of fear, uncertainty, or adversity. This episode covers the final four types of everyday courage and how they relate to self-differentiation. Show Notes: 6 Ways to Practice Everyday Courage by Alex Budak Become a Patron for as little as $5/month. Subscribe to my weekly Two for Tuesday email newsletter.
Podcast Episode 346: 6 Ways Self-Differentiation Builds Leadership Courage – Part 1 of 2
Courage is the strength to act in the face of fear, uncertainty, or adversity. This episode covers the first two types of everyday courage and how they relate to self-differentiation. Show Notes: 6 Ways to Practice Everyday Courage by Alex Budak Become a Patron for as little as $5/month. Subscribe to my weekly Two for Tuesday email […]
It All Starts with Values
I’m a productivity geek. I’m all about making the most of my time using routines to stay focused on what’s most important. Of course, that’s subjective. For me, spiritual disciplines, planning and exercising are the first things I do nearly every morning. These help me to make the most of every day. In addition, I […]
Podcast Episode 345: How to Reduce Resistance to Change
Understanding force field analysis, design thinking and leadership through self-differentiation will help you reduce resistance to change. This episode shows how. Show Notes: Kurt Lewin – Wikipedia Become a Patron for as little as $5/month. Subscribe to my weekly Two for Tuesday email newsletter.
Podcast Episode 344: 5 Ways to Assess the Health of Any Relationship System – Part 2 of 2 (Rebroadcast)
The functioning of any relationship system is dependent on the level of self-differentiation among its members. In this two-part episode, I unpack a schema developed by Daniel V. Papero of the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family. Show Notes: Developing a systems model for family assessment. Family Systems: A Journal of Natural Systems […]
The Problem with Being Right
I like to be right, even to the point of arrogance. I’m not proud of it. I’m working on it. But without self-awareness and intentionality it’s my default mode. I like to be right. One legendary story in our family says it all. Some time ago a friend of our teenage son came to live […]
Self-Differentiation on the Supreme Court
Their political views couldn’t have been further apart. But they shared a love of opera, the law and their country. Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Antonin Scalia met when they were on the U.S. Court of Appeals in the 1980s. They ultimately ended up as colleagues on the U.S. Supreme Court. Legally, they were fierce adversaries. […]