Monday Morning Mojo

Fourteen years ago, we brought little 5-year-old Ruchi into our home all the way from New Delhi, India. Last night we celebrated her arrival as we do every year. Today, she is a sophomore in college studying environmental science. In the attached photo, she is surrounded by our two dogs, to whom she is mightily […]

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a powerful example of how shared rituals can strengthen communities and sustain cultural identity over centuries. Celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month (which is today, October 6, 2025, in the Gregorian calendar), this festival marks the moment when the moon is at its brightest, symbolizing wholeness and

Pequod’s Chicago deep dish pizza is famous for its caramelized cheese crust—an edge that gives structure, resilience, and contrast to the rich layers inside. My work functions the same way. I design frameworks that hold bold ambitions, giving shape to diverse contributions so they work together and complement each other in mutually reinforcing ways. Of

A 1.5-mile-long creek is located very close to our home. It is called the Minnehaha Branch. Every day when I walk the dogs, we go alongside its banks for a good long block. We have seen many animals come up out of the creek while we have been walking, including foxes, coyotes, dee,r and more.

Upon the streets of Washington, A hero’s tale has just begun. With fury high and hunger near, He hurled his sub without a fear.   A salami missile, wrapped in haste, A symbol none could quite erase. It struck the vest, then tumbled down, Yet shook the powers of the crown.   Bondi cried, The

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,

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

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

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