The Library is a collection of resources and information related to the kinds of work I do in the world. This collection includes my own writing, speaking and client case studies, as well as links to the work of other experts in the fields of leadership, organizational development and creativity. Enjoy!
How we lead is directly related to how well we tend to our inner emotional and psychic landscape. Whatever untended ‘business’ inside of us will be projected onto the people around us, especially if we hold more positional authority.
In this essay, I highlight the essential role of the fool and his/her capacity to challenge our assumptions about what we accept as the truth, the key to any creative endeavor worth its salt. This may be more relevant now in 2025 than when I wrote it in 2021.
A summary of the skills required to ‘up’ our relational resilience. Skills such as listening infused with curiosity, refraining from the need to be right, expressing authentic gratitude, patience to allow problems to unfurl in their own timing, making the “intangibles” visible, and taking responsibility for our fragile egos.
“As facilitators, we were witness to a startling resurgence of power and energy, a deep longing to come home to ourselves, and a growing belief that we have everything we need to dream in a new world, with all the beauty we can imagine. A few days after our return, one of retreat participants said she was feeling, ‘an unshakable seam of contentment’ that she had never felt before.”
This essay was based on a vivid and disturbing dream. It describes a large ship of adolescents trying to sail into a fierce storm, unable to harness the power of their collective courage and creativity to save themselves. It speaks to what’s needed for any team to assemble well and survive such times.
A collection of excerpts from past keynote speeches that touch on leadership, introspection, creativity, stepping up, and more.