I’ve just finished putting together a new piece on something that’s been on my mind nonstop: how leadership is changing as AI reshapes our world. Back in 2010, my book Getting Change Right was all about the power of conversations, people, and energy—not rigid plans or top-down control. Those ideas feel even more relevant today, […]
In this episode of my podcast, I dive into a question every leader faces sooner or later: What do we do when the world around us is filled with uncertainty, challenge, and disruption? While the circumstances of today may feel unique, we’ve been through turbulent times before. Crises like 9/11, the 2008 mortgage meltdown, and
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She travels with me, the road unfolding like a promise. Here we stop and Kaya glances over, eyes bright, vigilant. Yes, this is it. The joy is less the place, than moving through it together. “No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does.” – Christopher Morley
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Kaya and I made our annual trip up north to camp in the wilderness and recharge. Recharge I did! I’ve been back a couple of weeks now and still appreciating the internal renewal those wonderful days brought. Everything from hiking over rough terrain to swimming in mountain streams, from tying my tarp up over my
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I wrote my last Monday Morning Mojo from deep in the Adirondack wilderness via text message using a new iPhone feature that allows one to text via satellite. Not always dependable, but there it is. The interface for the satellite connection resembles a game; you orient your iPhone toward the sky, and it guides you
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For my summer backcountry trips, I like to use themes that I learned from my 1991 vision quest and subsequent studies. Ideal for this is three full days in the wilderness, which is equivalent to four nights. Day 1 is based on the traditional idea of “crying for a vision.” Or another way of saying
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Three Essential Conversations on System-Level Change Now eight months into my podcast dedicated to exploring “Grand Challenges” – those complex, systemic issues that defy simple solutions and require collective action – it is clear which episodes have received more play than any others. Here are the top three shows as judged by my listeners who hail from Nigeria, India, Japan,
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This photo is from a familiar trail I’ll be traveling along the North Fork of the Bouquet River. It’s in the great state of New York, about 50 miles south of the Canadian border and the same distance west of Burlington, Vermont. In the middle of the picture, you’ll see a special someone who will
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In today’s episode, we meet Joel Corcoran, CEO of Clubhouse International, a groundbreaking global network restoring hope and community for people living with mental illness. Joel shares how a grassroots group in 1940s New York City became a worldwide movement of Clubhouses, inclusive, member-driven spaces where recovery isn’t just possible, it’s thriving. These aren’t clinical
Last week, my family and I were in Bethany Beach. We enjoyed seven days of summer chillin’. My daughter, Ruchi, asked me to get up at dawn to go for a walk on the beach with her and her little dog, Divya. The picture above is of us at 5:30 AM, as the sun was
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