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Beyond Rest: Dreaming & Hope as Antidotes to Leadership Burnout
Don’t know about you, but lately I’ve found that rest alone isn’t enough. When our nervous systems are exhausted, when our calendars keep demanding, when leadership feels like sprinting a marathon, simply sleeping more doesn’t always restore us. What I’ve been reaching for are two other forms of nourishment: dreaming and exercising the “hope muscle.” It's Gloria Steinem who once said: “Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreami
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Sep 296 min read


From Debate to Dialogue: How Leaders Can Reduce Defensiveness
A few days ago, driving my son home from basketball practice, I decided to share something I’d been reflecting on from Joseph Nguyen’s...
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Sep 215 min read


Fine Partnerships: The Power of Two
Or why getting lost with a good partner might be the best leadership move you make this week. It was a Sunday, and I was craving a hike....
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Sep 155 min read
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