The Guardrails of Power

The Guardrails of Power

In the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a video of Putin meeting with his security council was widely circulated. In it, Putin is sitting behind a large desk at the far end of the room, and way at the other end, are his advisors, sitting in a circle of...
Want to empower others? Tap into your fear

Want to empower others? Tap into your fear

Someone asked me recently, on a podcast, a question I often get: How do I empower others? How do I get people with less rank to take ownership? How can I make space for others? Empowering others. Holding back. Making space. This seems like the right thing to do to...
The missing half of leadership

The missing half of leadership

I started my career as a psychotherapist. The problem was, I was in my early twenties and looked about 12.  I not only looked young, but I was young. While I had training and insight, I lacked lived experience.  And that meant I was constantly fielding challenging...
Why we promote, elect, and follow bad leaders

Why we promote, elect, and follow bad leaders

It’s hard to accurately tell the sex of a baby chick. That’s how we keep ending up with roosters. We order female chicks, and while they say about 10% of every order might be roosters, those statistics, at least for us, never seem to hold true. Once, we got 5 roosters...
DEI Data: Understanding the What and the Why

DEI Data: Understanding the What and the Why

DEI Data Introduction Conventional wisdom states that every successful DEI strategy starts with data. Because using data makes the difference between an effective diversity and inclusion initiative and a tick-the-box exercise.  Data helps you establish benchmarks,...