The Payoffs and Costs of NOT Having Empathy

I asked my wife this morning what I should write about. I felt like she had something to say. She quickly answered, “Write about empathy.” Immediately, my thoughts went to our marriage. We’re in a season of renewal where I’ve become aware of my failings as a husband,...

The Three C’s of Habit Change

For the past two years, I’ve dived deep into habit change. I’m repeatedly noticing that this is the secret sauce of really powerful change for individual leaders and their organizations. Lots of people are talking about it. Really solid thinking and work...

Of Course You’re Not Getting the Results You Want

How are your plans going? Are you getting the results you hoped you’d get? I asked these questions to a group of leaders and one senior leader sheepishly raised her hand and said she wasn’t. Her firm recently had to make a massive scheduling change to handle the...

How Can I Stop When Things are Moving so Fast?

There are different opinions about what is at the heart of leadership. Some say influence (plenty of people do). Some, in my world of servant leadership, say it is to serve (I can’t object to that). These are all good answers and I have a different view. In my...