Yearning for Simplicity

Yearning for Simplicity

“What are you yearning for in life?” That is the question Julio Olalla posed in a recent Newfield Network webinar.  For me, the answer came quickly. Simplicity. We yearn for less complication, less clutter, fewer features. Less frenzy, more calm. Less...
Seven Practices for Courageous Leadership

Seven Practices for Courageous Leadership

“We, the business leaders, need to invest in the growth of our businesses without waiting for more certainty. It’s on us.” I have paraphrased a bit, but those words from Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of GE inspired me last week. It’s an important moment when an influential...
Getting Better At Good-Bye

Getting Better At Good-Bye

Our culture honors beginnings. First loves. Grand openings. New product launches. Fresh starts. Clean slates. New beginnings. We are often not very good at endings. Bad business break-ups; messy divorces. We fear a lay-off even when we hate the job we have or losing a...
The High Cost of The Blame Game

The High Cost of The Blame Game

I love reading Seth Godin’s daily blog. In a recent post, No One to Say No,  he said “people are not afraid of failure, they are afraid of blame”. I couldn’t agree more. And yet, these days it seems that most people are playing The Blame Game. When something goes...
Are You Creating More Than You Consume?

Are You Creating More Than You Consume?

As a society, we have become unbalanced between consuming and creating. A key economic metric is “consumer confidence”. We honor “conspicuous consumption” as a sign of “having made it”. The external costs of overconsumption are evident — environmental devastation,...