Conscious Leadership

Psychology Underneath Strategy

We vastly underestimate the power that motives of self-preservation, safety, and security play in an organization’s strategic planning process. Underneath strategy, there is psychology.

CEO Mastermind

“Humans are good at relating ‘up’ where we assume the role of student and learn from a teacher, and humans are good at relating ‘down’ where we are the mentor and we seek out a mentee, but we are inexperienced at relating ‘across’ as peers.”

The Psychological Power of Physical Space

We just moved into a new office space, and it’s made me consider the impact that physical space has on our human psychology: the physical spaces we occupy shape our sense of self and what we’re capable of. They have a bearing on our confidence, creativity, courage, and

Right Solution, Wrong User Experience

The right solution with the wrong user experience is no solution at all. The best intervention without sensitivity to the human interaction will fail.

Therapy vs. Strategy

Courageous strategy comes from courageous humans, and often that strategy sits on the other side of doing this deep, messy, psychological work.

Protecting Culture While Growing

How do we preserve the culture of a company while it goes through a period of massive growth?