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Our entire society feels very tense, very broken right now.
So what can we do, as individual leaders and travelers on this earthly journey?
Read the rest of this entry »“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” — Mother Teresa
The fires in the Los Angeles area over the last couple of weeks have been absolutely devastating.
As a leader, one of your roles is to address the impact of various disasters for your organization. So you create backup plans, for computers, equipment, and people. It’s not fun, but necessary to keep things humming as best you can.
But the deeper impact is what happens inside your employees.
Read the rest of this entry »By now you’ve probably heard the term “quiet quitting.” It describes an employee who’s just putting in the time and doing the bare minimum.
It’s not a new concept, though. I’ve known many disengaged employees (or volunteers or partners) over the course of my career. So I’m not sure if the number has increased.
Or maybe we just created a term for it.
Read the rest of this entry »It seems like I’ve spent my whole career fixing problems. And don’t get me wrong, there are many problems which need solutions.
But there’s something more important about being a leader.
People aren’t problems to be solved. And the challenges they run into aren’t really about that either. It’s much more organic and heart-centered.
Read the rest of this entry »Leadership is about telling people where to go and what to do. Right?
Well, no.
The truth is that, as Marshall Goldsmith proclaims, leadership is 80% listening. How do we resolve this disconnect?
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET YESTERDAY, I saw a business proudly displaying a sign out front:
“We care about our customers and what’s best for them”
This kind of thing just drives me crazy. Seriously, somebody thought this would be an effective marketing strategy?
A JOYOUS EASTER to all my Christian friends!
This is the most important day of the year. Not only for religious reasons, but for becoming a new person.
We all need that renewal. We’re fallen.
My wish is that you will find spiritual strength in this Easter season. When you’re stronger, your business will be too.
But first, chocolate!
JASON BRABSON IS CHANGING THE FACE of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) in Fort Collins.
You might remember that I wrote about Heart and Soul Paratransit last year, and the progress he’s made has been amazing. If you recall, this business is dedicated to transporting infirm and disabled for medical treatment.
That’s what taxi services, Dial-A-Ride and Dial-A-Taxi supposed to do, of course, but the service is … unpredictable and unreliable.
JASON BRABSON’S HEART ACHES for the injustice he’s seen.
His most recent career has been as a mobility cab driver, and he’s directly seen how cruel transportation can be for the disabled and elderly. Public options aren’t great in this town, and private companies don’t treat their passengers well at all.
So Jason’s fixing it.
STEPHANIE HEACOX is launching a great new business, Senior Homeshares. It’s built on a powerful personal motivation to address pain and reduce anxiety.
You see, a few years ago, her mother was in the usual end-of-life bind about housing. She couldn’t sustain the family home, but didn’t want to move into Assisted Living or one of the other services for people who need support.
The financial burden was part of it, of course, but also the difficulty of making decisions to become dependent on others.
The Values-Based Business 