Rhumb Line: Setting a Leadership Direction You Can Return To
A rhumb line is a sailor’s line of constant bearing — the heading you commit to and return to, not the destination you grip. It is also the shape of real leadership growth, and the shape of the nine-month integration journey that follows a CLQ retreat.
The Practice Before the Pressure
“In today’s turbulent world, you must establish rituals that nourish and resource you so you can be fully present with whatever comes your way in life.” This spring, as I watched my son Alec graduate from Loyola Marymount University, I was delightfully surprised to hear Academy Award-winning filmmaker and GRAMMY Award-winning artist Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson […]
Rewiring Success: The Gratitude-Abundance Connection
“Gratitude and appreciation are the key virtues for a better life. They are the spell that is cast to dissolve hatred, hurt, and sadness, the medicine which heals subjective states of mind, restoring self-respect, confidence, and security.” – Gurudeva When this quote landed in my inbox, it resonated deeply with my personal experience and a […]
Leadership Frequency: A Hidden Driver of Organizational Success
In the realm of business leadership, we often focus more effort on strategies, metrics, and outcomes. However, the most successful modern leaders understand that their internal state shapes external results as well as their leadership effectiveness. Research by Dr. David Hawkins reveals a more fundamental driver of leadership effectiveness: consciousness levels, or what we call […]
Leadership Lessons from Hurricane Helene: Finding Wisdom in Uncertainty
Life has a way of testing our leadership capabilities when we least expect it. Finding wisdom in uncertainty, my experience with Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina recently offered profound insights into what it truly means to be a conscious leader in times of crisis. After two decades in the region, I never imagined facing […]
Interiority Complex – Do You Have One?
The Secret Weapon of Conscious Leaders Recently, I heard John Mackey, the founder of Whole Foods and Conscious Capitalism‘s co-founder, reveal an unexpected secret about his success. The key to building Whole Foods into an $18 billion business wasn’t just organic produce or strategic acquisitions. It was something far more personal and profound: his dedication to interiority. […]
Ripples of Change: How Ritual Sculpts Your Leadership
As leaders, we have the remarkable ability to envision the future we desire. However, through the transformative power of ritual, we can truly become the leaders we aspire to be. Let me share a personal story that illustrates this principle and its application to think about change and how ritual sculpts your leadership. A Lesson […]
Olympic Leadership Lessons: Let’s Dive In!
The year was 1972, and Olympic Leadership was far from my mind. I was a wide-eyed seven-year-old living in sunny Southern California, where pools were as common as palm trees. The Summer Olympics were in full swing, and one name was on everyone’s lips: Mark Spitz. Igniting the Spark I remember sitting transfixed before our […]