Stop the Killing Violence lives in all of us, no matter our background or upbringing. If you’re human, you have a violent nature informed by your DNA. The growth of civilization has sprung from the intelligent management of these emotion-driven strategies of destruction. When cornered,… Read More

A rising chief marketing executive for an international technology firm contacted me.  It seems he’d gotten promotions and awards for years, but his momentum had stalled and he was in danger of being passed over.  An informal “360 degree” assessment revealed that colleagues complained he… Read More

“Strive to be a non-anxious presence in an anxious system” my coach had said during a wilderness hike in the high mountains of California.  “Families, corporate teams and community organizations often develop fear, turbulence and dysfunction when anxious and become less effective.”  A “non-anxious presence”… Read More

Holding grudges, failing to share business related information, foot dragging, political sabotage and other forms of passive aggression can hurt your company’s bottom line.  Every layer of an organization is susceptible to the souring of human relations over past insults and injury.   I use a… Read More