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Making work a place for growth, discovery and reflection
March 5, 2023It is not an exaggeration to say that my contemplation of Camus and Sisyphus planted some early seeds for...
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A personal tale of reframing
November 18, 2022When I wrote last time that we would begin to look at some tales of reframing from a variety...
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The power of reframing
November 6, 2022In recent posts, we have seen how Nelson Mandela reframed the whole experience of incarceration, and how his simple change of...
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Experience versus reflection on experience
September 30, 2022In a number of recent entries, we have noted that Nelson Mandela’s most consequential personal experience, the event that...
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A great leader writes a new story
July 20, 2022At the close of the previous post, we noted that Nelson Mandela had more than mere blind faith in...
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How Nelson Mandela reshaped himself in prison
November 26, 2021In the previous post, we looked at the extraordinary change of attitude that transpired during Nelson Mandela’s lengthy incarceration....
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What do outstanding leaders have in common?
November 27, 2018When I was preparing my TED talk in the Netherlands last March, I was considering telling a few personal...
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The value of rigorous yet mindful practice
October 12, 2018The tale of actor Yul Brynner, which I began telling last time, really does warrant some further development. Much...
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Socks, shoes, and identity stories
August 3, 2018The previous post ended with a somewhat obvious observation concerning a legendary anecdote about UCLA’s first day of basketball...
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Why the desire to prepare is key to learning any complex task
June 8, 2018My last post, about Bob Knight and the desire to prepare versus the desire to win, drew a number...