fullfathomfifty: soundings in leadership
EQuest: Re-wilding Leadership. The Yin and Yang of It
Here’s a Recap of EQuest 2019: Lessons Learned in a Montana Mountain Meadow
Notice Everything
Halfway There This last week we enjoyed a bursting strawberry moon on the summer solstice. We’re halfway through the Earth’s orbit and the calendar year. It’s also the sixth month mark in my year’s commitment to daily meditations.
Wisdom Creation
This melancholy quote has been a motivating challenge for us at SeaChange—how do we accelerate the development of wisdom in leaders and teams? The commitment to that quest is embedded in our logo.
Homeward Bound
This leadership journey starts with my brother. He joined the military at 18 and retired nearly three decades later as a Navy SEAL Commander.
microlearning
As adults we become more self-directed in how we learn. It needs to be relevant, experiential and customized, to cite a few adult learning principles.
micromotion
Thanks to the support of Headspace, I remain on track with my resolution to meditate for 15 minutes every day this year. Through the “meditation buddy” feature I can see that some of you have a longer streak going than I do!
micromeditation
Ever feel like your brain is a small furry creature furiously gathering acorns and then promptly forgetting where the last batch was stored?
micromoments
Thanks to technology, we’re able to maximize every moment, filling the time between meetings, deadlines and errands with a text, a tweet or a YouTube video. But maybe we’re missing something here. Perhaps those in-between moments matter more than we realize.
Lionhearted Leadership
The November issue of the Harvard Business Review features a global list of 100 top-performing CEOs of 2015. The list is based on financial metrics as well as environmental, social and governance indicators.
Reflections on a Year: Our Top Five Posts on Wisdom and Excellence
When we launched our blog a year ago, we set out to share observations while offering tools for the daily work and perspectives on the bigger picture. Topics ranged from executive coaching and excellence to mindfulness and strategic capacity.
Breaking News
It has been a slow-moving season here in Maine. We’re deep into June and the forces of unfurling, blossoming and hatching are still very much at work.
The Juggling Act
The stars and stripes in our small town Memorial Day Parade got me thinking about how the Declaration of Independence articulates our right to pursue happiness, but there’s no guarantee we’ll ever achieve it.
Selfie Knowledge
Most practitioners in the field of leadership development would agree that increased self-awareness is one of the first stages of professional growth.
Puppy Wisdom
Recently I was asked, "Who are your wisdom mentors?" After some reflection I generated the following list. First and foremost is Mom, who treated me as an equal from our earliest conversations and who continues to embrace new learning every day.
Philosopher Kings, Naturally
Last week I attended Wisdom 2.0 Business, a thought-provoking conference in NYC about innovation, mindfulness and purpose-driven work.
A Path of Least Resistance?
I've often been asked: what do horses and the sea have to do with executive development? It's a fair question. Surely there are easier ways to offer rising leaders a customized interactive and reflective experience supported by executive coaching?
What's in a Name?
When conjuring up a name for a blog, I reached back to Shakespeare whose words had been the inspiration over a decade ago for my company name, SeaChange Resources.