Emotional intelligence has become the buzz word and cliché of the last decade. Everyone’s talking about the importance of emotional intelligence (especially in leadership), but I rarely see people actually working on it or understanding it. At the risk of adding a whole new concept to the conversation – but […]

We all have stories that define us (so far) and which form the basis for our perspectives, personally and professionally. Too often, organizations and leaders tell us or want us to leave our stories at the door, but that’s naïve. Those stories (our own stories) are a fundamental part of […]

As many of you know, I love Broadway shows and my favorite is Lin-Manuel Miranda’s innovative smash hit Hamilton. One of the songs in that show is titled Yorktown: The World Turned Upside Down, which refers to the unimaginable outcome of the colonies winning the Revolutionary War. Well, we’re all facing an […]

(from my soon-to-be-published book, Just One Step: Walking Backwards to the Present on the Camino Trail) Before I dive into the various practical ways that walking backwards will serve you, let’s first look at some obvious benefits of this shift. As noted above, walking backwards is one antidote for the […]

(from my soon-to-be-published book, Just One Step: Walking Backwards to the Present on the Camino Trail) One unexpected Camino gift and lesson was the importance of periodically looking back along your journey. While it’s easy to keep your eyes focused on what’s ahead of you, I found great gifts and […]

from my soon-to-be-published book, Just One Step: Walking Backwards to the Present on the Camino Trail I’ve often thought about the importance of momentum, but it was only on the Camino that I really came to understand it – how to create it, and the various impacts and gifts that […]