Japanese Proverb 2 Min Read It’s a helpful reminder. We all know perfection isn’t attainable, and yet I often talk with clients who still wrestle with it. Getting things right all the time isn’t just impossible—it’s not fun. Challenge gives…
3 Min Read I recently experienced a stressful situation where my blood pressure was up, I felt tense, and I needed to process. So I picked up the phone and called one of my contacts. I asked if they had…
1 Min Read There’s a shooting activity I do with the soccer teams I coach called Power and Finesse. The goal is to build confidence and repetition at finishing—using both strength and touch. It can make all the difference in…
2 Min Read I come back to this phrase a lot in my work around partnership and collaboration: a rising tide lifts all boats. In a society that seems to value polarization and scarcity more and more, I love this…
2 Min Read I remember the excitement of coming home from school and scanning the house for the perfect item to bring for show and tell. The assignment, of course, was simple: share something that mattered to you. It turns…
2 Min ReadWe’ve all been there—you’re in a meeting and something just isn’t working. A program, a product, a process, maybe even the culture. The natural instinct? Add something. Add resources, people, and steps. We do it with food too:…
2 Min ReadHere’s your public service announcement: saying something once is almost never enough. Lately I’ve been talking with leaders across different fields, and I keep hearing the same frustration—“Why don’t people just follow the guideline after I explain it?”…
3 Min Read Propinquity simply means being close to someone or something—proximity. It’s just a word, but in a lot of ways, it’s also a strategy. A timeless one. The idea is simple: the more you’re in someone’s space, sightline,…
2 Min Read Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about what’s been keeping me from writing. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it at first—I just felt stuck. I assumed it was because starting anything new is inherently difficult.…