Jan 7How to Make 2022 Different than 2021Tap Into Some Ideas with a Two-Step Ritual. Does the start of your 2022 look a lot like 2021 to you? We’re faced with more of the same uncertainty around Covid and the same worrisome global trends. So the one sure way we can make the new year different is if we change how we live and lead…Leadership Skills3 min read
Dec 8, 2021My Old Leadership Style Nearly Broke MeThe old, outmoded understanding of strength depends on exerting power over people in a zero-sum game of dominance contests, oppression, and exclusion. This kind of “strength” is all too familiar. You’ve probably worked in teams led by insecure bullies, aloof neglectful supervisors, or witnessed mysterious decisions being made by members…Leadership6 min read
Sep 25, 2021How Men Can Help II — Tell the StoriesHear me out: men can help other men process and empower themselves around bullying, catcalling, and harassment. We won’t always know what to do… we won’t always do it right… we may even fail to act. But at a minimum, we can talk to other men about what we saw. …Masculinity2 min read
Mar 2, 2021Bread and Practice — How I’m Learning to Match My PotentialI don’t usually do #foodgramming or #breadbragging but this morning’s loaf came out so beautifully and is a symbol of some recent personal growth. So here it is. What growth you wonder? To be honest, I hate practicing. I hate doing poorly, creating mistakes that others can see. I even…Self Improvement2 min read
Feb 2, 2021AMERICA STILL WORKSMy Vaccination Story Yesterday, I volunteered for 9 hours at a vaccine clinic run by Spectrum in the small city of Prescott Valley, AZ. Originally, I signed up to serve because of the promise of a vaccination. (I’m a Phase 2 vaccine candidate, and I wouldn’t get my first dose until May.) As…Leadership4 min read
Jun 29, 2020Make Your Relationships GreatApologize for the Right Reason We are born to screw up. No matter how careful and conscious we are, our clumsy attempts to meet our own needs will combine with our low-grade selfishness and distractibility to cause harm, anger, or frustration for the people around us. And, because we want…Relationships4 min read
Jun 23, 2020An Open Letter to White MenEmpathy and Advice from Another White Man Not to put too fine a point on it, but the world is burning and you don’t know where the fire extinguisher is. In fact, you don’t know how to use a fire extinguisher. As you think about it, you’re not sure whether…Masculinity4 min read
Jun 16, 2020How Men Can HelpTwo Ways to Develop the Strength You Need to Be Useful in Tough Times — One of Mark Greene’s latest blog posts is titled “White Racism is an Extinction Level Flaw in Our Species.” The word “extinction” caught my eye and wrenched at my heart. I’m wondering if it did the same to yours. Greene lists a number of serious and seemingly intractable problems that…Masculinity4 min read
