Other Focused
Am I other-focused? The question calls our attention to our own motives. Why am I doing what I am doing? […]
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Self-limiting Definitions
In the fundamental state of leadership, it is natural to think in both-and terms and to gain capacities that we […]
Becoming Part of the Whole
I once had an instructive encounter. A person came to me who was deeply upset, pushed outside the zone of […]
Increasing Awareness and The Fundamental State of Leadership
Whether or not we enter the fundamental state of leadership is a choice we make. It is entirely under our control. Because most people stay in the reactive state, most people act like victims. To identify a result we really want to create is to change our current psychological state. We take charge of the only thing you can really control.
Presencing the Future (Part II)
In a blog on June 10th, I wrote the following: “When I teach executives how to move into the fundamental […]
Fundamental Choice
Authentic engagement usually increases when we make a fundamental choice. The term fundamental choice comes from the work of Robert […]
Monitoring Hypocrisy
Here is a surprising point: recognizing our hypocrisy is a source of power. When we become willing to monitor our […]
Leading Positive Change
Leadership is the tool belt that holds all the other tools in place. Leading the change process not only alters the organization it also alters the leader.
Attracting Others to the Fundamental State of Leadership
We attract others into the fundamental state of leadership not by imitation, but by becoming unique.
September Newsletter: The Fundamental State of Leadership
This month’s newsletter focuses on the fundamental state of leadership. It is a concept I began to develop some years […]