Nuanced Juxtapositions

O wow! Reading Edwin Friedman’s A Failure of Nerve was like drinking from a fire hydrant — there’s just so much to assimilate. I found myself highlighting many parts, frequently re-reading sections, trying to comprehend his ideas about leadership. Then there were the familiar concepts we’re told not to emulate, such as empathy and [...]

By |2021-09-21T13:20:57+00:00October 17th, 2019|Books, Habits, Leadership|0 Comments

Humble Leadership

When I first heard Jim Collins lecture on leadership back in February 20, 2002, I was immediately hooked. I still have an autographed copy of his book and refer to it often. What captivated me was not so much the content of his talk, although all of it was relevant and cutting-edge, it was [...]

By |2021-09-17T22:10:51+00:00September 12th, 2019|Leadership|0 Comments

Humble Leadership

Scripture tells us in Romans 12: 3 to “…not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.” This is not to say that we ought not to think of ourselves as anything at all. Good [...]

By |2021-09-11T05:13:28+00:00November 14th, 2018|Books|0 Comments

I Wonder

“I wonder…” Those words shared by Dr. Jason Clark was meant to convey a particular posture in how we study and learn. I forget exactly the context in which it was shared, but it was one of his talks meant to encourage our cohort to hold our ideas, thoughts and learnings loosely. The memory [...]

By |2021-09-10T14:57:41+00:00October 24th, 2018|Books|0 Comments
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