The Title Is Rented
"I rent my title. I own my character." The title goes back to the company the day you leave. Why we still spend our best energy defending the rented p…
Leading Before the Plan Arrives
On leading from the middle when the strategy hasn't come down yet: what your team is really asking for, which Frames take over in the silence, and fiv…
Resistance is a Frame
Frames at Work, Late September Edition I’ve been leading change lately, and I want to write about it while I’m still inside it, because that’s…
Another Year, Clearer Eyes
Framed Minds, September Edition I celebrated a birthday on September 12. Birthdays do something that almost nothing else on the calendar does. They hand you…
Change Seats
Framed Minds, End of August Edition It’s August 31. Thirty days left in Q3. If you lead anything at all, whether that’s a sales team,…
The Keys You Keep
Framed Minds — August Edition Somewhere along the way, most leaders learn a quiet piece of math: The more I know that you don’t, the…
Who holds the leader?
Framed Minds — End of July Edition Think about what you actually manage in a week. Not just the work. The people. The personalities. The…
What did I keep hidden inside today.
Today, (and everyday) I kept the parts of me that are depressed and hurt hidden.. The lonely part of me. I kept the “imperfect” part…
Stay calm and breathe!
Today, I got a chance to read the exchange of wisdom. After letting the sink in, I’m going to try something new. Every day I’m…
