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I’ve Used This Boat Metaphor to Meet Challenges and Drive Growth for Teams

As I was coaching one of the project leaders last week, a quote by early 20th century author G. K....

The Sound of Silence: Questions and Answers from a Week Spent at a Silent Retreat

Max Hermann begins his famous poem, "Desiderata," with this piece of wonderful advice: “Go placidly...

Active Listening: The Rare Yet Effective Leadership Superpower

There are a few important things happening here: You are signaling to the other person that......

What If We Are Not What We Repeatedly Do?

And furthermore, what if that learning was programmed into us early on, long before we could make...

Getting A Handle On Anger

Anger is on display everywhere: the office, on streets (“road rage”), the internet, at sports games...

Winning At Your Own Inner Game

Gallwey's answer was that there is a deeper game to play beyond footwork and shot mechanics. This...

Letting Go Is A Learned Skill

Recently, a client asked me how one goes about authentically caring without having to carry all the...

Time Management Series: Own Your Time — Don't Let Time Own You (Part Five)

Today we wrap up our series with two time-management practices that seem counter-intuitive at...

Rewire Your Commute and You Can Rewire Your Work

Commuting by car is such a strange thing. Strange that, on the one hand, it can be so boring and...

A Quick-Start Guide to Mindfulness (Part 2): Simple and Powerful...But Not Easy

...if we want to reap the extraordinary benefits of mindfulness, we'll need to commit to take those...

Does Your Work Depend On You Being Right? (WHAT ARE THOSE?!)

In our work — with clients, with colleagues, with tasks and projects — we are frequently confronted...

What If Controlling Less Allowed You To Grow More?

We all subjected ourselves to be trained by Navy SEALs....Thankfully, the training we went through...

Have You Tried Asking "So What?"

What are those little episodes in your day that tend to tank you? Things that make you angry,...

Part 2 of “Opportunities For Growth Are Everywhere”

I rarely do “Part 2” articles. I understand that most people read things like this, glean something...

The Role Of Forgiveness In High-Performance Culture

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the crucial role that paradox plays in high-performance culture....

What To Do With Difficult News

I want to tell you a story. Actually, “story” might be the wrong the word. “Confession” is more...

When Control Becomes A Liability To Our Work

Dave didn’t like my presentation. Come to think about it, I’m not so sure Dave liked me.

Why “The Work” Is So Important

The sweet, delicious corn that our family has been able to enjoy during our summer dinners this...

Just Let it Go

There’s a funny thing about a lack of letting go of something. Whether we’re harboring ill will...

Rewire Live Series: Release

Video from a recent event that took place in Portland. Hear Steve Scanlon talk about what "Release"...

I cannot forgive, but I cannot forget.

“I can forgive but I cannot forget.” Have you ever heard that expression? I know I have. Can we...