From the Gapahuk to the Office:
True leadership is rarely about conquest. More often, it is about service. About rowing into the storm when others cannot. About choosing sacrifice for the sake of others’ survival.
Tag: norsk
Designing with Love: The Quiet Revolution Behind Better Government
But those of us working inside and alongside it know better. In fact, some of the most meaningful innovation in our government didn’t come from dramatic disruption or campaign promises. It came from a quiet group of patriots who rolled up their sleeves and went to work. Continue reading Designing with Love: The Quiet Revolution Behind Better Government
Feed First: The Gardens We Grow—or the Deserts We Create
We live in either the abundant gardens we cultivate—or the deserts we create.
Fear, greed, and dehumanization make deserts.
Love, compassion, and courage grow gardens.
There is no neutral ground. We are either feeding life or starving it. Continue reading Feed First: The Gardens We Grow—or the Deserts We Create
Why I Stopped Being the Boss: How Teal Leadership Changed My Life
But implementing that vision meant confronting my own paternal instincts. I had to unlearn habits built over years: controlling outcomes, protecting people from discomfort, making decisions for them. It was uncomfortable. It required humility. But it was liberating. Continue reading Why I Stopped Being the Boss: How Teal Leadership Changed My Life
What If They’re Not Fragile, But Equipped?
But under the satire lies a deeper truth: we are five generations sharing the same workplaces—Traditionalists, Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z—and we’re still trying to understand each other. While older generations bring experience, younger ones are often branded with unfair labels like “fragile” or “lazy.” Continue reading What If They’re Not Fragile, But Equipped?
Discovering Willful Interdependence in ‘Better Places’
My book, Better Places: Building Stronger Communities with Authenticity and Compassion, is not a manual or a memoir in the traditional sense. It’s a deeply personal reflection on how we learn to love, how we sometimes unlearn it, and how—if we’re lucky—we find our way back to something more unconditional and human. Continue reading Discovering Willful Interdependence in ‘Better Places’
🛠️ What Happens When We Stop Assuming the Worst About Our Employees?
I thought it was a joke. Where I came from, admitting exhaustion was weakness. Needing space was career suicide. But in Norway, trust wasn’t earned through burnout—it was extended by default. Continue reading 🛠️ What Happens When We Stop Assuming the Worst About Our Employees?
Why Authenticity Matters in the Age of AI
We’re all writing the future of work—whether we mean to or not. Let’s write one where people belong. Let’s write one where joy is not an accident but a strategy. Let’s deliver happiness—not just as a brand promise, but as a collective practice. Continue reading Why Authenticity Matters in the Age of AI
The Healing Power of Military Community
For the first time, I stood beside people from all walks of life—different races, incomes, hometowns—and we were equals. We had one mission. One code. One team. The Navy didn’t erase our differences, but it unified us in something larger than ourselves. Continue reading The Healing Power of Military Community
Why Independence Myths Harm Our Kids
I didn’t succeed because I was self-reliant.
I succeeded because others were there to catch me when the systems did not. Continue reading Why Independence Myths Harm Our Kids