

Jumping to Conclusions: Blaming Others, Exonerating Ourselves
Something goes wrong in our personal lives, communities, or politics, we look for someone to blame. A trio of habits — jumping to...


Managing a Toxic Star
Not every organization has a toxic star — but if you haven’t encountered one yet, chances are you will. A toxic star is the high...
The New Literacy: Finding Clarity in the Noise
A parent I know came home to hear her 13-year-old daughter fretting over something she'd read online: a thread predicting environmental...
Lessons from a Morgue
Lately, I’ve been thinking about how easy it is to lead and live at a distance. Related to this, a story that has stayed with me—one I...


"Hitching" - Lessons for Discerning Leaders
How do you make a wise decision when there are no easy answers? What do you do when you’re not sure what to do? Careful discernment is...
Delivering Uncomfortable Messages: Six Guiding Questions
Whether you are a supervisor, project manager, team leader, executive team member, or even the president, delivering uncomfortable...


Jumping Off the Emotional Pendulum
A 33-year-old woman who goes by the pseudonym, “Aella,” is one of the Internet’s most popular sex researchers. Aella’s X bio describes...
Sweet Spots and Trade-offs
I have a friend who just turned 90. “I find myself thinking about dying,” he said. “But I also want to keep thinking about living.” ...


The Witch and the Cobbler
Once upon a time, in a land not so far from here, a cobbler, mired in misery, inquired about who might help to allay his anxiety and...


Loneliness and Connection: A New Year Reflection
Loneliness is sometimes out in the open, where we can see it, sometimes not. Noah John Rondeau, the Adirondack hermit, chose isolation....