December 19, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings
Bad leadership Doesn’t trust their people. Micromanages. Lies. Manipulates. Cheats to get the best deal. Is corrupt. But their people see this. They watch. They talk. Then they walk. I am stunned that bad leaders keep getting cushy jobs. They do this for...
December 18, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Goodness Some people, like my partner and my daughter, are good people, all the way down, all the way out, in every way. They think of others, first. They will rise to an occasion, as needed, doing whatever they can. They do not lie, cheat, deceive, abuse, gaslight,...
December 17, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
I invite you to ask this question This time of year is a time of transitions and threshold crossings. I am a big fan of threshold crossings. Be that the daily small. From night to morning. A chance every day to begin again. From one surf session to the next. Or the...
December 16, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
The crowded field of the compromised The boy who cried wolf. We know the fable. It has been told in many ways as a cautionary tale. Tell enough lies and the moment you tell the truth, no one believes you. But paradoxically, tell the same lie over and over, and...
December 15, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
How cruel is meritocracy On paper, it sounds great. Those of merit get the prize. Such a persuasive argument. Rational. And horribly enduring. Yet, like all things, when we fail to include context, when we fail to look at merit through a systems lens, we end up...
