Bryan's Book Launch
Yesterday I went to the book launch for “Leadership Uncomplicated” by Bryan Banta, who is also my friend and former Aikido Sensei. ...more
Leadership ,Personal Stories
September 24, 2025•2 min read
Developing the Best People
A friend recently said something that sharpened my mission. “We want the best people to become teachers,” he explained, “and cops, and leaders, and so on. The problem is we don’t have enough ‘best pe... ...more
Leadership
September 16, 2025•2 min read
The Survival Power of Compassion
Herbert Spencer, not Charles Darwin, coined “survival of the fittest.” Spencer used it to justify laissez-faire capitalism, arguing that helping the vulnerable outside one’s own family was against sel... ...more
Leadership ,Big Ideas &Empathy
September 03, 2025•1 min read
Those someones are us
"Someday, someone will fix this." Today is that day, and those someones are us. ...more
Leadership ,Resilience &Intentionality
August 20, 2025•0 min read
Unpopular Opinion The Art of War
My friend smiled impishly, like he was going to say something naughty. "I have a confession," he said, "I hated The Art of War." "Me, too!" I was happy. I had never heard anyone else say they hated ... ...more
Leadership ,Empathy
August 18, 2025•2 min read
ADHD Leaders Sense Patterns
The only job I was ever fired from, one of the reasons cited was that I wasn’t a team player. They saw my pattern recognition as me not being on the same page, not as an asset. ...more
Career Coaching ,Leadership &Personal Stories
August 12, 2025•1 min read
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