The Intuition Paradox I recently attended some empirically-focused training that implied intuition isn’t worth very much. This wasn’t surprising; I’ve spent most of my career working in the criminal justice system, which relies heavily on actuarial...
I’ve recently taken a risk in signing up for some professional development which feels like a big financial investment. In a world that often rewards the safe path, my relationship with risk has been complicated and evolving. What began as recklessness developed out...
New Year Resolutions As the new year begins, many of us try to set resolutions, hoping that the fresh start will ignite motivation and drive us toward personal and professional growth. However, the initial excitement often fades as the days pass, and motivation alone...
Control Control is a word loaded with meaning. For some people I work with, such is their desire for control that it has been used to harm others very badly so the word is full of assumptions and negative connotations. In other areas of life, many leaders find it...
Laziness and Disconnection Some of my clients tell me that they’re often accused of being lazy and that they feel bored quite a lot of the time. These are easy words to dismiss and assume we understand what we mean by these things but it’s my job to be really curious...
