As leaders, we must know when to teach people how to fish, when to catch fish for others, and when to hire people to fish. I ran into this as an issue recently and gained a few insights. First, the work our mentors and coaches do with executives is rare.... read more →

We have all suffered. Mental, emotional, physical, and even spiritual suffering have likely touched your life at some point. After having a back injury this week, I spent quite a bit exploring what was behind my pain. Lifting an old, heavy desk from my office to the buyer's van had... read more →

There are laws in the universe that inform us how to operate in flow with our best life. A wonderful story illustrating this is that of the phoenix.  The mythology of the Phoenix rising is a doorway into the transformation we are called to embrace as we let go in... read more →

What if you have the answer for money flow right is in front of your hose? H - o - s - e. Leaders have the unique balancing act of growing a business and managing resources such that funds flow as sales and costs accumulate to support growth or sometimes... read more →

“He shot himself in the head” our VP of Delivery explained about one of our young programmers. At the time, in the late-2000s, I was oblivious to mental health issues, but since my eyes have opened wide. Tom, who suffered from Iron Deficiency Anemia, was one of ~1.2 million suicide... read more →

There is a moment of truth every entrepreneur and salesperson will face. Those who learn this lesson early are most likely to succeed with greater joy and peace. It was 2004 and a prospective new client asked me if we could successfully deliver. It would be our organization’s largest project... read more →