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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

Care Beyond Emotion, part 1: Toward the Structure of Being

A client once told me they were exhausted because they “cared too much.”

They had tried caring less. They set boundaries, reduced commitments, and even stepped back from a role they loved. Nothing changed. The exhaustion returned, now accompanied by confusion and quiet self-doubt.

What shifted the conversation was not a discussion about balance or priorities but a different kind of listening. I stopped asking what they wanted and began noticing what they were protecting. Again and again, they stepped in when others hesitated. Again and again, they made themselves indispensable at the expense of their own coherence.

It wasn’t a failure of DOWNLOAD PDF

By |2026-06-03T14:31:24-04:00February 2nd, 2026|Blog, Mental Models|0 Comments
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