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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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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The Power of Pause: A Guide's Perspective on Strategic Stillness adaptive leadership generative leadership intention intuition perfectionism resilient leadership seeds of potential Dec 10, 2024

 "Hustle harder." "Never stop grinding." "Sleep when you're dead."

(Anyone else exhausted just reading those?)

Here's what I've noticed after decades of guiding leaders: We've created a culture that romanticizes constant motion while treating stillness like a guilty pleasure. And perhaps most tellingly, we keep adding "but fail forward!" to the end of every piece of advice, as if we need to apol...

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