What are you in service to?
The ego-driven madness we are seeing in the US House of Representatives is a classic example of leaders who are not transparent (or even fully aware) of what they are …
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
I connected with a friend this week who leads a very successful service business. Lots of people, lots of money, lots of pressure. He is very good at what he …
Serving Me To Serve You
It’s been another amazing week of Four Simple Word Dialogues. Our conversations have covered everything from self-care, ageism, the power of politics, the magic of being a conduit (for ideas …
Getting To A Really Forking Good Place
Crying? Me? Why do you ask? These red and swollen eyes? Just allergies. Honestly! Well, ok…truth be told, I’ve been balling like a baby. We just finished The Good Place …
Leaving Leadership Behind
“Leave leadership out of it”. It was the second time I had heard that statement in a week and it caught me off guard. Even more this time. How could …
Connecting with Elsie
I am sitting in one of Elsie’s favorite places, surrounded by memories of her and Clifford, aunts and uncles, cousins and second cousins once removed. The chair is in the …
Three Simple Words: Black Lives Matter
When asked about my 8 years as a single, self-employed father I reply with a few observations. One: it was truly the worst and the best of times. There were …
EQ and Servant leadership
I’ve been thinking about Emotional Intelligence (EI) this week both with my personal reading and after a professional development session. And after some refection I have come to the conclusion …
Happy Mothers’ Day
At some point during most of my Four Simple Words talks I mention my mom Kath (Elsie’s youngest child) as an example of someone who modeled the words day in …
Not So Simple
Our Four Simple Words Forum #2 with CV Harquail this week about the connections (and tensions) between feminism and servant leadership was brilliant for a number of reasons. The conversation …