What happens when leaders mess with what they don’t understand Kill all the sparrows. That was the order. Seventy years ago, Chairman Mao Zedong gave ...

Everyone has them. And they are beautiful. Risk. Resilience. Recovery. These three words have long been part of my world of crisis and change leadership. ...

How an old dinner party trick helps solve modern gridlock It’s “what I did on my summer vacation” essay time. I spent part of mine ...

A preview of the 3rd edition of You’re It: Crisis, Change, and How to Lead When it Matters Most that was released on September 8, ...

Polished speed is not what we should ask of AI — or ourselves The real costs of fast, polished, thought-free output There’s a passage from ...

Avoidable missteps every change leader should note It’s been painful to watch the tumult at CBS News. The news operation came under new leadership following ...

Humans work best when we work together. Fifteen years ago, on May 22, 2011, an EF5 tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri. It remains among the ...

Attuning yourself to many frequencies enriches your life and leadership There’s something restorative about starting the day with my dog and the birds. Rhythm with ...

Unexpected Notes from a Vineyard One of the things I’ve been trying to attune myself to lately is asking, “What wants to happen?” I received ...

Why so many top execs miss the mark communicating in crisis I was recently asked to comment on the fallout from the Air Canada CEO’s ...

How do you see what’s not quite there? I recently shared my working definition of leading with the host of a podcast (episode to come): ...

On September 11, 2001, the almost cloudless blue skies seemed full of hope and possibility. That is, until 8:46 a.m., when American Airlines flight 11 ...