The Storyteller’s Compass

I’m amazed the power of pictures and how these can connect to the ongoing development of our leadership life stories. In a world where everyone is taking pictures for social media, I was reminded about the power of picture Read more

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Storytellers Compass: 2 Leadership Life Stories Everyone Should Know

I’m sharing some of my favorite thoughts from past years as I slowly continue to think and dive deep in the area of Leadership life stories. I appreciate the foundation developed since 2010 and the encouragement and accountability on Read more

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Stay DANGEROUS or Stay Safe?

Welcome to the New Year and this delayed post for the Storyteller’s Compass.

Often this time of year, we set up goals for the next few months. My news feeds continue to talk about New Year resolutions. This year Read more

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What are Leadership Life-stories?

The Storyteller’s Compass

In a data saturated world seemingly filled with the need to measure facts, I am concerned that we are in jeopardy of losing an important element of leadership; the ability to connect as humans and understand Read more

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Leadership Life-Stories: Community Resilience

I’ve been watching the news in Iceland closely over the past few weeks. Tremors from small earthquakes are shaking the countryside and an eruption is predicted soon on the Reykjanes Peninsula.

Dawnette and I had the joy of seeing Read more

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The Storyteller’s Compass – Kjarkur

One of my favorite leadership ideas from the past few years is the term Kjarkur. The word means Courage in English but there is an added level of Viking-like intensity when used in Icelandic. The Nordic understanding of Read more

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The Storyteller’s Compass

What Do You Hope to Find?

I’ve just returned after a few well spent days fishing in Alaska with my dad and friends.

Spending time in nature continues to fill me physically, spiritually, and emotionally. In a world where Read more

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The Journey

The Journey Continues…

Welcome to Blog #1 (Yippee!) as the Leadership Life-stories journey continues….

The picture to start this post is one of my favorite. Taken on the side of the road in Iceland wandering around the Westfjords, this Read more

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Greece 2023 Review – Fulbright Specialist Project

What an absolute joy to collaborate with Faculty and Student colleagues at Panteion University in May 2023. For two-weeks I offered a few ideas in my passion area of Leadership Life-stories.

I received so much more in return.

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Leadership Life-stories: Efcharisto

I love the sights, sounds, and tastes during Week #1 of this Fulbright Specialist project in Athens, Greece. Hanging out at Panteion University, I feel like I’m slowly learning the vibe of the learning environment.

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