Yesterday both of my kids started back at their totally-delightful Montessori school. It’s wonderful for them developmentally, and I believe the school is quite safe health-wise. …

Coronavirus. Quarantine. Police killings. Expansion of executive power. Protests. Systemic racism. Mobilization of the National Guard. Fake news. Job loss. Political division. Broken systems. Conspiracy theories. Lack of faith. Lack of hope. Hunger. Despair. Every day, there is a new rumbling that makes its way into the world, through the…

Tucked into a folder on my laptop is a half-finished manuscript about how reflective writing informs leadership development; and, therefore, how leaders can approach journaling as a developmental tool. It’s waiting for a day when I have the space to look at it with fresh eyes, magically see how to…

Schools cancelled on account of coronavirus last week, making this past Monday the first day of total remote work plus zero childcare. My wife, Liz, has been incredible in the situation, running ‘homeschool’ for our three-year old Elliott Claire every morning from 9AM until noon with conference calls mixed in…

During business school at Stanford, the activity I devoted more time to than anything else was a series of events called “Talk” — or, in my class’s case “Talk 10” (alluding to our graduation year). Talk10 happened once a week. Sixty, seventy, or more classmates would crowd into someone’s living…

Though it’s a few weeks after Valentine’s Day, the aura of the holiday still hangs in the air. My daughter’s box of school valentines sits on the kitchen counter. The cupboard hides a pile of candy ready to be doled out to children once a day (maybe). …

Coaching across generations can be tricky. You may wonder: Who are these Millennials? Who is Generation Z? What are they like and what do they care about? It can feel like, if only we could understand them, we would be able to meet them better where they are. Similarly, you…

It’s mid-January, and we’re just beyond the new year when poorly-set resolutions start to crumble. And so, I’ve been reflecting on the nature of goals and, as is often the case, looking beyond myself for wisdom on the topic. In searching out the answer to “what makes a good goal,”…

In late July, we packed up our home and sent a truckload of boxes and furniture off with movers. That same week, Liz piled the remaining most-treasured items (especially Reese, our family dog,) into her Subaru and started the week-long drive from Connecticut to California. …