Start with trust to set the foundations of a relationships when a new person joins your team. The first impression you make on them sets the foundation for the rest of your journey together. Read More
Start with Trust
The Room Where it Happens
As leaders, much of the magic happens in the one-on-one conversations either in the privacy of a physical of virtual room (think Skype or Zoom) or on a walk-about as a more neutral setting and where you also benefit from the energy of being in Motion. Read More
Where to Begin the Journey?
When a new person joins your team, the first impression you make on them sets the foundation for the rest of your journey together. So, the question arises: Where to Begin the Journey? Before you impress upon them your intentions and objectives as a leader, you should first establish with yourself what you believe to be the foundation of such as relationship. Read More
Aliens as Customers
Imagine you had aliens as customers. From my experience, this is much better than assuming we know them well and completely understand what would best serve them. If they are alien to you: Start Small and Iterate build-measure-learn Get to MVP quickly. Validate by testing variants. Use small steps to continuously innovate and iterate to… Read More
Perspectives – Goldilocks and the Six Chairs
Perspectives are helpful when facing a big, life decision with multiple aspects at play. Read More
Embrace the Challenge
After riding the dot com wave as VP, Engineering for the fastest growing software company on NASDAQ, I decided to embrace the challenge to give back by getting my teaching credentials at San Jose State. I walked by this statue commemorating Tommie Smith and John Carlos’ brave protest at the 1968 Olympics on my way… Read More
Orange Observations
I devised this Orange Observations exercise in my efforts to inspire my students to be observant. Read More
Powerful Questions and Active Listening
Powerful Questions and Active Listening enable more meaningful, effective and mindful one-on-one conversations. Read More
Acknowledgement
Telling someone that they are amazing, naturally creative, resourceful and whole with unbounded potential is NOT an acknowledgement. Read More
Protected: Achieving Your Goal – 9 Rules
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Heart Rate Awareness Meditation
Heart Rate Awareness Meditation uses breath and real‑time heart‑rate feedback to regulate the nervous system. Research on HRV, interoception, and slow breathing explains why this simple practice can reduce pain, quiet panic, and sharpen awareness.
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Building Collaborative Groups with Broken Squares
Broken Squares, Blokus, etc – Games to teach collaboration Read More
Role Models
Inspiration, curiosity and drive for someone with a growth mindset can be sparked or fed by role models. Here are just a few of the many role models that inspired me If we consider the possibility that the potential lies within each of us to be a Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Malala… Read More
Level 5 Leading
I like to framing styles of leadership as I see them in the fish story. I’m adding a level 5 here that is not as easy to grasp as the others: Level 3 and above leadership empowers, inspires, grows and scales teams and organizations. Level 1 and 2 leadership often leads to under-utilize or diminish… Read More
Radical Candor in the Mirror
Radical Candor in the Mirror is all about not being delusional or self-destructive, but instead recognizing opportunities for continuous growth within ourselves. Read More
Radiant Energy
The radiant energy that filled on a chance encounter with the Dalai Lama 40+ years remains with me to this day. Read More
Making Rules
My first early childhood education exercise was to go to a pre-school where a teacher was having particular trouble with three very disruptive boys she could not get under control. She hoped just to get a day of relief by having me take them for the day. I approached the boys and told them that… Read More
The Path to Enlightenment
The path to enlightenment lies not in the footsteps of another. – CD In developing talent, it is important to help them learn to find their own path that not only resonates with them, but that is also appropriate for the unique experiences they will come upon in their path. When I interview someone who… Read More
Relentless
In Relentless – From Good to Great to Unstoppable, personal trainer Tim Grover explains what he has learned from coaching athletes like Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade. Grover breaks down what it takes to be unstoppable, keep going when everyone else is giving up, to thrive under pressure, to never let your emotions make… Read More