An Invitation to HROs and Executives
My colleague Anjan Thakor and I are inviting HR leaders and executives to join an eight-week learning community at no […]
Legacy
In an MBA class, we were discussing courage when one of the older students became animated. She shared a personal […]
Taking Paths to Meaningful Contribution
A heart surgeon was once telling me about his work. With a sense of awe he said, “Sometimes a person […]
Action from Principle
In a class, we considered a scene from Remember the Titans. Coach Yoast is white. Coach Boone is black. Local […]
The Phases of Executive Team Building
Occasionally I still engage people form the C-Suite in the process of team building. I did this on three recent […]
Transforming Duty into Love
Maslow studied self-actualizing people. He said they had “a rare capacity to resolve value dichotomies.” Then he wrote, “Duty cannot be contrasted […]
Feeling Pain and Seeing Possibilities
I have a friend who volunteers to work with prisoners. He has a surprisingly high rate of success in helping […]
Making Sense of Life
The movie Freedom Writers is about a teacher name Erin Gruwell. She enters an impoverished school and eventually learns how […]
Intelligent Optimism
In criticizing the notion of leading from the positive lens, people often point out the dangers of optimistic self-deception. Self-deception […]
Asking for Help
Someone shared a story about a professional who was feeling constantly judged and evaluated. The person experienced loneliness and the […]