I recently came across one of the pics below as one of my old high school friends posted one of them on facebook and then I had come across another one of…
Category: cross-cultural
Leadership Bermuda Triangles
Do you have situations and dynamics you encounter over the course of working with people or leading where you just get lost? When the topic of getting “lost” comes up most people…
Review of an Essay -“The Myth of the Shiksa”
I posted a few weeks ago on an essay by Edwin Friedman in The Myth of the Shiksa (link here). I want to share a couple of thoughts on the essay for…
Spine and Depth
“When the spine of identity is well-established, it is possible to risk relating in depth to those who are different from the self.” – James W. Fowler, Weaving the New Creation: Stages…
Thoughts on Making Room for Leadership – Review
I finally finished Making Room for Leadership: Power, Space, and Influence by MaryKate Morse. I’ve been working on this for about 4 months now. It was a slow process not because it…
The African-American Quarterback (Review)
I’m in the middle of a few days of vacation, which has been a long time coming. One of the things I wanted to do was read a book that was a…
Juree Dutee
Jury duty is fascinating. Here are some of my observations from my 2 days serving my country. I found it funny how everybody was hoping that they wouldn’t get picked, but when…
The Balance of Power
I was recently launched me into thinking much more about power and culture, especially related to communication. I was in an environment recently where some of these issues were on display quite…
Excursion to Little Tokyo
Today was a cool day. Our team took the day to participate in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony, have lunch in Little Tokyo (LA), and spend some time at the Japanese American…