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Sometimes it’s just easier to fix it ourselves. But it isn’t helping when we miss the opportunity to teach someone else. Your mission to be a better human and better leader: Know when the problem is yours to solve and when it’s someone’s growth opportunity. Be kind along your journey and remember, you got this.

We were in the mountains on a blue bird day, just coming off the chair at the top of Rampart for another blissful run, when we witnessed a novice skier twist her knee as a result of one ski tangling with a neighbors ski. She immediately went down with a loud groan. The young lift […]

Your mission to becoming a better human and better leader: Embrace the weird inside. And outside. Be kind along your journey and remember, you’ve got this!

Your mission to be a better human and better leader: Invite diverse thinkers to every meeting. #creatives #academics #scientists #humanists Be kind along your journey and remember, you got this!

We can lead by modeling behavior. We can lead by guiding our people. AND we can lead by throwing lines of rope to help others rise. Sometimes the best way to lead is to give a hand up, not a hand out. It happens more than you think in circles of privilege – we are […]

It’s too easy to stick to a few carefully curated sources for all of your information. Expand your database of  knowledge by digging into sources with opposing views.  The more you read varying points of view, the more you can hone your own. And just as important, it will help to better understand how others’ […]

To lead is to do the right thing. And that does not mean serving your shareholders for profit’s sake. It means focusing on your business impact. Start by serving your employees for humanity’s sake. Productivity, performance and profit will all result. Your mission to be a better human and better leader: Get your “tough” going […]

I’ve personally been down this road before. The road looks, feels and sounds familiar. “Your resume looks fantastic. You are hired.”  And then months later, I realize the formula for success is to be heads down. Challenging ideas and authority are fireable offenses. Are we hiring because you check most if not all of the […]

It’s a common goal to strive for brilliance, and sometimes we confuse winning or being our best with being perfect. There is no perfect score in life, so why measure our living moments by such a high bar? Stretch yourself beyond the idea of perfection and explore what could be real (and realistic) instead. Your […]