Ease is Data

Ease is Data

Founders and leaders make decisions under pressure, with incomplete information and relentless change. We’re trained to trust logic, yet reason alone often falters when the map no longer matches the terrain. This essay explores what happens when we expand...
Beyond Knowing into Sense Making

Beyond Knowing into Sense Making

A client of mine was facing relentless unpredictability at work and at home: office politics, murky reporting lines, instability in Washington, D.C., and two teenagers in full hormonal flux.  At his best he connected patterns, used humour and thought...
They Syntax Error of Regret

They Syntax Error of Regret

At year’s end, many of us become quiet accountants of our unlived lives, tallying what might have been. Reflection feels instinctive, as though the season itself invites an audit of what mattered, what failed, and what might still be redeemed. I can think of four...
Let Hope Work Through Us

Let Hope Work Through Us

Happy Diwali! As the days grow shorter and the nights deepen,we remember that it is from darkness that light is born. The world may tremble with uncertainty,yet hope endures — not waiting but working through us. May you walk your path with courage...
Suppressing Emotions

Suppressing Emotions

I used to believe that being stable meant keeping my intellect in charge. It turns out I was really trying to quieten the discomfort that comes when life feels unpredictable, paradoxical, or complex. It is easier to see this pattern in others than in myself....
Self Criticism

Self Criticism

The more consciously I try to improve, the worse I perform. My mental clarity, energy and emotional stability all wobble — a paradox I didn’t see coming.  It’s an occupational hazard of leadership coaching to keep learning and developing. As a...