A Field Guide to the Unruly Art of Leadership

Feral instincts, bold thinking, and breaking the rules that need breaking. Includes tea.

Who Are The Curious? How Restless Thinkers Are Changing Leadership adaptive leadership culture generative leadership leadership development resilient leadership seeds of potential Feb 01, 2025

 Some people have always known they were different—restless, questioning, wired for exploration. They never fit neatly into the leadership boxes offered to them.

Others learned to hide it. They adapted, put on the trappings of traditional leadership, followed the rules, played it safe. They did what was expected. And yet—something felt off.

If you’ve ever felt like there’s a different way to lea...

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Hybrid Work Isn’t About Zoom Fatigue. It’s About Trust. adaptive leadership generative leadership hybrid teams inclusion intention trust Jan 22, 2025

Hybrid work isn’t just about flexible schedules and Zoom fatigue. It’s about trust—or, more often, the lack of it.

When half the team’s remote and the other half’s bonding over office bagels, it’s easy for people to feel disconnected, misaligned, or just plain left out. Lack of intention can magnify the sense of disconnect. 

But here’s the thing: trust isn’t a “nice to have” in hybrid teams. It’...

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The Seeds of Potential: Growth That Can’t Be Contained adaptive leadership inclusion integration intention leadership development seeds of potential Jan 17, 2025

Growth doesn’t happen in a straight line. It doesn’t fit neatly into a corporate leadership model, and it sure as hell doesn’t follow a five-step process.

Real growth—the kind that transforms you, stretches you, and makes you into something you didn’t even know you could be—is unpredictable. It happens in spirals, in surges, in moments of gut-wrenching doubt and electrifying c...

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The Mycelium of Inclusion: Composting Dead Culture adaptive leadership culture generative leadership inclusion integration seeds of potential Jan 15, 2025

What do forests and organizations have in common? Both live or die by their networks.

Beneath the surface of every thriving forest lies its secret to survival: the mycelium. This vast underground fungal network doesn’t just connect roots—it redistributes nutrients, fortifies resilience, and sustains life itself. It’s not optional; it’s essential.

Now, imagine that soil is dead—compacted, strippe...

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Stop Bringing Cupcakes to a Fire: The Real Work of Building Trust adaptive leadership courage culture generative leadership integration leadership development trust Jan 08, 2025

Picture this: a team retreat in the great outdoors. There’s a roaring campfire, a trust fall lined up, and someone’s brought cupcakes—because who doesn’t love cupcakes? But there’s also a dog.

Not a friendly, waggy-tailed dog. This one’s growling, pacing, and snapping at anyone who gets too close. It bit someone earlier. It bit someone last year too.

You can pass out cupcakes, start the active l...

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Stop Letting Decisions Eat Your Brain: How to Lead Without Burning Out adaptive leadership burnout decision making inclusion intention leadership Jan 02, 2025

Ever wonder how some leaders breeze through the day, while others spend 20 minutes debating whether a bar graph or pie chart will better "tell the story"?

The difference isn’t a superhuman brain—it’s knowing how to protect your mental energy for what actually matters.

Decision fatigue is real, and it’s not just making you tired—it’s making you worse at leading. Your brain can only handle so much...

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