Dear reader, I have lately observed some things in several small businesses I’m working with that I want to share with you. I’ve just completed a conceptual rebrand process with one business where we’re now moving into marketing strategy, and just started working on another re-brand and growth strategy with a skin care company. Seeing…

Dear reader, Emotional intelligence is one of those evergreen skills that’s always in demand. Here’s two reasons why: 1: It’s a core leadership skill  Leaders who excel in emotional intelligence — self-awareness, empathy, managing emotions — are better at building trust, resolving conflicts, and inspiring their teams. These are foundational skills for anyone leading people; such…

Dear reader, What is Emotional intelligence?  Here’s what Wikipedia has to say: Emotional intelligence (EI), also known as emotional quotient (EQ), is the ability to perceive, use, understand, manage, and handle emotions.  And, why should you care?  Because emotions are part of the whole human experience and whether you know it or not, and perhaps…

Dear reader, My favorite thing to do when coaching or writing is to discover how far upstream one can go in researching and exploring a particular limit or issue. In doing so, I have found that the problems that we experience in life often have their causes and effects far apart in space and time,…

Dear reader, I have found that most, if not all, the issues I’ve encountered in coaching over the years have to do with what I call reclaiming agency. By that I mean the degree of agency we believe we have over the circumstances playing out in our lives and work. What can get us stuck is the…

Dear reader, In my last article I promised to share more about the methodology I’ve developed and used with clients over the years. So in this article I’m going to explore a couple of  instruments or frameworks I made so you can have a taste for what capability development looks like up close. I decided…

Hello dear reader, I’ve been offline lately helping a business with production and marketing strategies, and its been a while since I last had time to write a thoughtful article to share. While I’ve been away, I’ve also been thinking a great deal about methodology — specifically related to culture development within an organization or…

Dear reader, I wrote in my last article that we need to think in terms of healing when it comes to social renewal. Today I want to take a look at what social healing could entail. As usual, I tackle a topic that is far too big for one small article and I’m not trying to…

A very happy new year to you! 2025 is already shaping up to be another interesting and pivotal year for our world. As we continue our collective journey into the New, here’s what I’d like to propose we all prioritize this year. Everything that we do, individually and collectively, needs to be accomplished through the…

Dear reader, I wrote last time about the one thing we miss about culture, and now I want to introduce for your consideration a “first principle” — another one thing I believe tends to get missed. And that is, your inner life — your soul as the sum total of your thoughts, feelings, and motives — is the…