Compassionate Leadership in Crisis

April 2, 2020
/ By Keith

We are in a difficult time right now. People are suffering and dying from the rapid spread of the coronavirus pandemic, people are quarantining in their homes to help prevent the spread of the virus, and businesses are suffering…

What kind of change is it?

January 1, 2020
/ By Keith

As we wake up in a new year and new decade, we may have resolutions that we created out of excitement that now seem daunting. There is a lot of great advice on how to develop and maintain habits:…

Empty Vessels

October 14, 2019
/ By Keith

“Where would there be leather enough to cover the entire world? With just the leather of my sandals, it is as if the whole world were covered.” — Śantideva A man was paddling his canoe up the river when…

Asking for Help

October 1, 2019
/ By Keith

I was on my hands and knees on the ground by the pond. Blood was dripping in a steady stream off of my head, forming a puddle on the deck. I had initially thought I had just bumped my…

How Managers Can Deliver More Effective Feedback

July 7, 2019
/ By Keith

The most important role of a manager is to support the growth of the members of their team and one of the core ways that managers can do that is by providing effective feedback. I define effective feedback as…

Three things Servant leaders do

May 17, 2019
/ By Keith

A senior leader recently asked me, “Isn’t servant-leadership just having the leader do the crappy work?” The answer is a complicated — maybe. If there is a task that needs to get done and the best way for the leader to…

Three ways leaders influence culture

April 23, 2019
/ By Keith

Three weeks after starting my new job I was having a conversation with my wife. “I don’t know that it is a great idea to go out tonight, it will be late and we have commitments in the morning.”…

Four Things Servant-Leaders Never Say

March 14, 2019
/ By Keith

Although the term was coined in 1970 by Robert K. Greenleaf, servant-leadership continues to be a popular topic. It is a form of leadership that many aspire to, but at the same time it is often ill defined and…

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