A few months ago I was studying some material related to guiding an organization through the process of defining their identity. As I was digging through my research, it dawned on me that while I am clear on what and why I do the work that I do, I had never stepped back and formally
"Never mistake motion for action." - Ernest Hemingway - How many times in my life have I found myself hurrying and scurrying to "DO ALL THE THINGS!" when in fact all I've really managed to do is whip myself into a frenzy of stress and confusion? Or how about the times where all my primary
Look, it's not rocket science. If you need me to convince you that having clearly defined values is an important part of being a successful business then we're already off to a rough start. The debate isn't about whether values matter, or whether you need a culture to survive. Sure, you could likely get by
The problem with problems is that we often don't start working on them until it's too late. This is especially true of organizational culture. By the time an issue becomes big enough to demand attention and real effort, the symptoms have usually been coursing unchecked through the system and wreaking havoc for quite a while.
Be authentic. There is no time for shallow pretense and self-obsessed insecurity if we’re ever going to get anywhere. This is about integrity: courage, truth and honor in all their many forms. It is said that our true value lies in being ourselves. I can’t think of a better way to put it. Make your self known.
It isn’t always some Rocky Balboa 3rd round knockout punch, your chest swelling in victorious pride as you’re hoisted on the shoulders of your loved ones, raising your fists in the air to the frenzied cheers of the uproarious crowd. Sometimes it’s more like throwing your arm over the top and weakly dragging yourself past
The search for calling, for purpose, is an inside out effort by its very nature. The sensation of something missing, the craving and obsession to go out into the world in search of our fate and destiny, is possibly the most misinterpreted impulse we possess. Why must we strike out on our own into the
