Would You Be Happy Working for You? My daughter was proposing ideas for my next book about love-powered leadership. She focused on how we treat people and boiled it down to this simple and powerful litmus test: Would you be happy working for you? This brings us to the...

Are YOU Enough? “No. I’m not enough,” Robert responded during a coaching session. I coach highly successful executives, many of whom hold this core belief about themselves – despite their many outward achievements. They don’t say those exact words, yet the wound shows...

Two Traps That Cause Failures Like SVB “If we really maintain enough of a financial cushion to withstand a crisis, we'll lose out on investment opportunities that would make us all more money. No need for that, we’ll be fine.” This is the seductive rationale I imagine...

The Magic Triangle “There is so much to learn! I want to be sure I understand everything before I try to change things.” This is not uncommon among leaders new to an organization, like Rebecca, who three months in, is still in total observation mode. Is she being...

His Death Barely Slowed My Scrolling “Oh, Thomas died,” I said to myself when I read the announcement in my LinkedIn feed. “That’s too bad.” Then I instantly scrolled down to see whatever was next in my feed, feeling a little uneasy. Then I stopped myself. I argued in...