Empty Vessels
“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 he noticed a boat in the distance. The man moved to the right side of the […]
Asking for Help
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 head and that I would have an egg in the morning, but as I touched the […]
How Managers Can Deliver More Effective Feedback
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 both sharing the positive and negative aspects of what you have seen and ensuring that the […]
Three things Servant leaders do
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 help the team is for the leader to do it, then yes that is servant-leadership regardless […]
Three ways leaders influence culture
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.” She responded, “I know, but this will be the last chance to go out to a […]