In coaching leaders toward purpose and impact, there is always the assumption that we are starting upon an elevated launching pad frequently referred to as “the advanced civilization of humanity”. The one civilization this planet currently has to offer, all its knowledge and wisdom as our foundation. Recently, on a…

Many would say the title above is grammatically incorrect. That once a being experiences the event the world calls “death”, they are to be referred to in the past tense. In this case, “Kalina was.” I am unable to do that. Not because I am yet in acceptance of a…

“CEOs are recognizing that the barriers to boldness and speed are less about technical limits and more about such things as mindsets toward what is possible…” “People are looking for a different kind of leadership. In a normal environment, it’s about business leadership and setting up strategy…In this environment… it’s…

About three weeks ago I developed a fever and headache that would come in strong about midday and last the rest of the day. On day three I went to my doctor, who said, “You have a virus of some kind, but I don’t think it’s COVID — given your…

It must be hard to be a dog and die in the spring. It must be hard to die with the scent of so much newness filling the cool wet of your nostrils. New rabbits to chase, new squirrels to charge, new dandelions to roll in, new meat on the…

The universe is an extremely precise, diligent and efficient actor. Just when our world, in particular big business, desperately needed to embody a new archetype through which to apply its might to challenges like climate, inequality, diversity, etc. (challenges largely a side-effect of the reigning archetype — the Achiever —…

I am fortunate in this moment to be able to be in service to business and cultural leaders who are navigating the turbulence of these times. Over the past two weeks, 90% of my sessions have started with an almost identical context which I will aggregate here into one quote: …

What the next period of time will be for you will be determined inside you, not outside you. As of this writing, 82M people are currently under “Stay at Home” order, with four states now having made this ultimately wise and pragmatic choice. …

The vast majority of the leaders we work with are in some way attempting to navigate these straits: the journey from a place of high traditional achievement, to a place of high purposeful achievement, aliveness, and meaning. In the process of working with these leaders over the years, individually and…