Cosmology of Mutuality
It’s a rainy weekday night. I’ve just finished with a client in Seattle and have decided to wait out the traffic for a couple hours before getting on the freeway. There’s construction on the Ship Canal Bridge, bringing traffic down [...]
In Praise of Caring
Today I facilitated an amazing group of leaders who work at a skilled nursing facility. They are so clear on their purpose and have such principled leadership that they don’t have the maladies that plague some other groups I’ve worked with. [...]
Earth Day is for All of Us
The first Earth Day was in 1970, less than two years after Apollo 8 astronauts sent the world a photograph of earth rising above the surface of the moon. In her amazing book Born of Fire [...]
Make Something
Coming home after swimming, I’m ravenous. I have an hour until my first meeting, time to make breakfast instead of just a quick bowl of yogurt or piece of toast. One of my longtime skills is knowing exactly [...]
Standing for Peace
I know you are out there—millions of other people who are saddened and horrified as the United States bombs Iran, making threats to decimate a whole civilization. It’s so abhorrent to me that I’ve been tempted to turn away. [...]
A Decision Tool
I’ve had many conversations about AI lately and noticing how many people in my orbit are going to chatbots for advice. And what I’m hearing is, “I got great advice!” I believe this and there are certainly instances when [...]