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The One Capacity You’ve Ignored Far Too Long—Part 1

If you had to identify one human capacity that makes each of the following possible, what would it be?

  • Engineering a city
  • Executing a business strategy
  • Producing offspring
  • Running a marathon
  • Playing in a jazz quartet

The answer may not be obvious. These activities seem to have little in common.

Before revealing what connects them, consider a second list. What might underlie these familiar organizational problems?

  • Lack of trust
  • Miscommunication
  • Lack of clarity
  • Lack of accountability

At first glance, the two lists appear to ask DOWNLOAD PDF

By |2026-08-31T19:18:06-04:00August 31st, 2026|Blog, Communication, Leadership|0 Comments

Embracing Confusion: Unlocking the Wisdom in Uncertainty

Embrace uncertainty!

How many times have you heard this declaration? A Google search on the term yielded 73.3 million hits. Woah!

Embracing uncertainty seems prudent during times of volatility. But doing so requires embracing confusion, the first experience we confront when becoming open to the unknown.

In my years as a coach, teacher, guide, and consultant, I’ve found “confusion” to be the important threshold in determining how people learn and grow.

Thus, the experience of confusion deserves attention. How we relate to confusion determines how we learn, grow, and evolve—and our ability to embrace uncertainty.

The Roots of Confusion

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By |2026-06-03T14:36:02-04:00July 22nd, 2024|Blog, Wisdom|0 Comments

The Cost of Being Vague

A hidden element in improving the quality of our attention and effectiveness may be tied to vague thinking. The connection between thinking and action, while often overlooked, can reveal important blind spots.

In working with professionals, I’ve come to experience the effects of our digital age: Fragmented attention causes us to skim and scan instead of reading, multitasking causes us to speed through tasks rather than experience them, and the fear of missing out (FOMO) produces reflexive thoughts and actions.

Our Tranquilized Obviousness

This digital mentality has come to cloud our mind and cultivate a tranquilized obviousness, a DOWNLOAD PDF

By |2024-08-14T15:50:09-04:00October 5th, 2020|Blog, Wisdom|0 Comments
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