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Making Meetings Mindful instead of Miserable
Posted on August 4, 2019 | No Comments“I am a really good teacher, and as so, I hold people’s attention.” That’s what I tend to think. But when I watch others teach, I realize, “OMG, it’s so easy in the audience – even without technology – to drift off!” And when I […] -
A Strategy to Grow as a Leader
Posted on July 29, 2019 | 2 CommentsIf you’ve been reading Read2Lead over the past few years you’ve tracked my decided shift into two territories you might call micro-leadership: leading yourself and leading in dyads. They are profoundly connected. And here are the two primary reasons why they are, and how they form […] -
Making Practical Use of the Power of Leading by Two
Posted on July 1, 2019 | No Comments406 words. 3 minutes reading time. Here are two simple images of an organization – a classroom, locker room, a start-up, a division: The drawing on the right is excerpted from fascinating work by Professor Wayne Baker of the Ross School of Business.* My simple […] -
From Sweeting by Two to Leading by Two
Posted on June 10, 2019 | 1 CommentTen days ago our Connor read his vows to Alexis. And Alexis read hers to Connor. I know it’s not a word, but they were sweeting! Ever since, I’ve been reflecting – like a mirror – back and forth from sweeting in love and […] -
Leading by 2 – an idea worth spreading
Posted on April 29, 2019 | 4 CommentsFor six years I have been looking at the nature of Leading by Two. I have been coaching pairs 2-at-a-time, running workshops on great pairs and collaboration, and researching and writing with my LX2 thought partner, John Gillis. John and I live it in our […] -
Which One Leads More Effectively – and the role of rage
Posted on March 26, 2019 | No CommentsAbout ten years ago, Duke Coach K for Krzyzewsky was cast in a commercial where, with his nasally Chicago voice he said, “I’m not a basketball coach. I’m a leader.” And, indeed the term leader is bounced around almost as much as the leather ball […] -
What if you were leading blind – because often you are!
Posted on March 18, 2019 | 1 CommentA week ago, I spoke to 1,500 people from the TEDx Berkeley stage at Zellerbach Hall on the UC Berkeley campus. I was blind. I realized this would be the case during my dress rehearsal: the hall was dark and the stage lights were like […] -
Women, Men, are Turning the Corner
Posted on February 19, 2019 | No CommentsThank you to the 117 of you who have answered my 2-question survey on first level supervisors. I think we would all like to see a bigger “N,” so here’s a second chance: I’ll take Dan’s survey on what I want(ed) from a first-level supervisor. […] -
Who’s a Great Partner and What Do You Look For?
Posted on January 27, 2019 | No CommentsMy co-writer, John Gillis, says “No one leads alone. No one.” When you pull away the perceptual film of “the leader,” you see “leading by two” is everywhere. We can learn how we best pair by looking at others who do it well. One unusual […] -
What You Can Learn from Two California Bellwether Leaders
Posted on January 22, 2019 | No CommentsI posted a variation of this article on LinkedIn last week. Ever wonder what a bellwether is? It’s a sheep. More specifically, a wether is a castrated male, equipped with a bell, leading the flock. In modern parlance people refer to “bellwether states,” and California […]
