I was doing a little “couples coaching” with two partners on an executive team at a client company. One is a Type 8 “Challenger” and one is a Type 2... read more →
Topic: conscious-leadership
I’ve been involved in some recent discussions about current events from my home base in Boulder, Colorado, in the United States. Honestly, who hasn’t? I know these conversations are happening... read more →
We talk a lot here about the value of Clean Agreements for conscious leaders. But it has never been more obvious to me that now is the best time I... read more →
Oh my, have I been below the line about the Coronavirus. I have occasionally painful anxiety mixed with entitlement about getting to be “okay” (such as it is). I am... read more →
When you call me braveI hear that I’ve gone too farI was overbearingI hurt someone to make myself look goodI made people uncomfortableWhen you call me braveI hear that I am... read more →
In Conscious Leadership, we articulate the notion of “Zone of Genius,” part of a conceptual model that includes Zone of Excellence, Zone of Competence, and Zone of Incompetence. Conscious leaders... read more →
Seeing that title still makes me recoil, but I’m ready to let you know. I intend to give up adherence to and reverence for written grammar from today on. This is... read more →
I cannot count how often I hear leadership teams say that the one thing their employees want is more feedback.That observation is frequently followed by a raft of strategies for... read more →
Writing alone can be lonely. So in addition to bringing more perspectives from startup leaders in my orbit to this space, I’m also going to occasionally bring in a co-author... read more →
One of our MergeLane portfolio CEO’s -- Nadya Nguyen of Hidrate -- recently sent me this generous text:“You’re the best person at giving feedback I know.”Then:“Can you give me some... read more →
It’s official. I am launching the first Conscious Leadership Forum in Colorado in 2018. Forum is an intimate, transformative experience in which 10-12 participants meet monthly with an objective of... read more →
Eric Friedenwald-Fishman was raised in a family of hippies (his words). His upbringing rendered him a change agent and a force for justice, as early as elementary school. In this... read more →