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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.

Table 1: Six Dimensions of Coordination

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By Tony Zampella|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

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

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

Relaxation Arises from Integrity: Cultivating a Spacious Being

The holidays can be confusing. They swing between obligations, unrealistic expectations, and the aspiration to “finally relax.” A great deal of this confusion stems from how we view rest.

We use words such as “relaxation” and “rest” casually, as if they simply mean the absence of busyness. Psychologically, “relaxation” is defined as a state free from tension—a release, an easing, a subtraction. In both cases, “relaxation” is framed negatively: as the removal of something.

An Inquiry into Relaxation

On the first evening of a weeklong retreat, David arrived well after the opening session had begun. He burst through the DOWNLOAD PDF

By Tony Zampella|2026-06-03T14:31:32-04:00December 8th, 2025|Blog, Practice|0 Comments