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A Short Tender Story of Leading By Two
Posted on December 3, 2018 | 2 CommentsToday’s story is short and stands on its own – a tender example of LeadingX2: James Addison Baker III, was George H.W. Bush’s longtime friend, chief of staff and secretary of state. Bush had been close to Baker who was only forty when Baker’s first […] -
Who’s Got Your Back?
Posted on November 26, 2018 | 7 CommentsThe Irish priests in Boston know their politics. Still, Fr. McInnes’ prescience and sophistication jolted me. During our marriage preparation, he knew full well the aspirations I was packing up for my trip from the ideals of Harvard’s halls to the political streets where I […] -
Leaders Clear the Air – first in a series
Posted on October 8, 2018 | No CommentsToday a combined Reading for Leading and LeadingX2 (leading by two). I will keep this reasonably short by introducing a topic, two steps, and then continuing next week. In any strong partnership there come times when you need to “clear the air.” Your […] -
How You Can Get a Handle on the Costly Curse of Conflict
Posted on February 5, 2018 | 2 CommentsWe were seven kids in a pretty healthy family. Seven kids in a 3-bedroom ranch. Oh, and seven 7 kids in our one Ford Country Squire. Picture the 9 of us, sardine chldren: We were a daily and nightly laboratory of conflict. My memory is […] -
How Mary Z Shows Lesson One in LeadingX2
Posted on August 14, 2017 | 3 CommentsI’ll be writing more these days about the atomic unit upon which all leadership is built – what I’m calling LeadingX2 or leading by 2. I am referring to the way in which you can lead and be led by one other person. The other […] -
Wo! Check Yourself
Posted on March 6, 2017 | 1 CommentI thought of myself as confident yet humble. I suppose I was, at least as best I could be. In retrospect…not so humble! I remember taking a course with Ron Heifetz at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, back in 1984 or 1985. We were assigned […]
