“Bless Your Heart” – Learning Leadership the Hard Way
Discover how a direct report’s ‘bless your heart’ moment transformed Dr. Steve Martin’s leadership approach. Learn why candid feedback and humility matter in the journey from managing to leading.
Gossamer Threads: Leadership Lessons from a Moth
Discover how gentle presence and self-compassion transform leadership effectiveness. Learn practical approaches to empower others by trusting their inherent capabilities rather than forcing solutions.
A Field Guide to Team Dynamics and Conflict
A practical guide for leaders to recognize and respond to organizational patterns, from harmonious flow to productive conflict, with tools for designing small, meaningful experiments.
When Systems Dance: A Ponder on Organizational Change and Conflict
Explore how nature’s patterns – from starling murmurations to crow debates – offer insights for leaders navigating change and conflict in organizational systems.
Today’s Manager: Cultivating People, Not Productivity
Discover how today’s managers can create predictable outcomes by cultivating teams like gardens – including the counter-intuitive power of planned slack time and fallow periods for sustainable growth.