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The Magic and Power of Coordination—Part 2

Coordination carries a threefold meaning: a way of Being through which we bring actions into relationship, disclose what matters, and transfer Being from situation to situation.

In this sense, coordination involves coordinating action, disclosing significance, and providing continuity of Being.

Part 1 explored coordination as a largely invisible human capacity and introduced six dimensions through which it operates. The table below provides a brief reminder, with an outcome and two practices for each.

Six dimensions of coordination with inquiries, outcomes, and practices Table 1: Six Dimensions of Coordination

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By |2026-09-21T23:15:08-04:00September 21st, 2026|Blog, Communication, Leadership|0 Comments

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

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By |2026-09-21T21:53:28-04:00August 31st, 2026|Blog, Communication, Leadership|0 Comments

Politics, Coaching, and the Practice of Democracy

Democracy is not an end state. It is not just a value or a process.
Democracy is a commitment to a way of being.

This commitment invites a more human view of politics — not as a struggle for control, but as the courageous work of shaping what’s possible together amid differences. Without the inner disciplines shared by coaching and human development, democracy can easily become reactive, transactional, or hollow.

Since November 2024, I’ve reflected more deeply on what it means to live within a pluralistic democracy — the most defining and fragile feature of the American experiment. To address this inquiry, I DOWNLOAD PDF

By |2026-09-08T12:14:02-04:00November 17th, 2025|Blog, Learning/Coaching, Practice|0 Comments
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