Archive - Leadership on the Edge

Power that Heals

In a world full of polarization, what kind of power are you truly seeking? And more importantly, which kind of power can you not afford to lose?

May 29 •

Spring Cleaning for the Mind

A news "fast" as a leadership practice to regain perspective

May 21 •

April 2025

The Time Is Now

I had the pleasure of hosting our first “10x10” reunion — gathering people from ACA’s ten-year journey, from across geographies and generations.

Apr 24 •

From Movement to Method: Yet Another Leadership Lesson from Detroit

Detroit’s music over the decades isn’t just a genre.

Apr 16 •

March 2025

When Democracy Falters, Ordinary People Lead

Thank you to our friends at People Power Health for bringing me back to On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, by historian Timothy…

Mar 13 •

February 2025

Google’s Adaptation Dilemma

Watching a Giant Struggle in Real Time

Feb 7 •

September 2024

The Sweet Spot of Change: Balancing Readiness and Ripeness

In the world of leadership, timing isn’t just important — it’s everything.

Sep 6, 2024 •

August 2024

Why holding space is important right now

It’s impossible to overlook the waves of adaptive challenges reshaping our world — geopolitical conflicts, environmental derangement, and political…

Aug 23, 2024 •

Standing in the Heat

Some houses are known as firefighter killers.

Aug 9, 2024 •

July 2024

The Democratizing Power of Leadership

In a recent public workshop that I run every few months, a young participant from the US government commented negatively on some of the military…

Jul 26, 2024 •

Leadership as Holding Space

Adaptive Leadership emboldens people and changes lives.

Jul 10, 2024 •

June 2024

Naïve Leadership...Let's Bring it.

Most change begins with a small group of people naïvely dedicated to doing the impossible.

Jun 27, 2024 •

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