Tools for Leadership in Times of Change
For people who like to go a little deeper, this short talk by Alan Watts explores some of the philosophy behind The Churning’s approach to Inner Leadership and becoming antifragile. We are living Continue Reading →
A time of change can make our lives seem difficult but it also brings us opportunities. We can grasp this more deeply when we understand four things. First, it’s not Continue Reading →
People often ask me why this book is called “The Churning”. I tell them there are three reasons. The first is because of the churning that is happening all around Continue Reading →
Steve Jobs was an imperfect human being, just like the rest of us. And just like the rest of us, he was never going to live forever. But during his Continue Reading →
This time of change that we are living through is calling us to develop a new approach to leading ourselves and other people. When we do this, we gain benefits Continue Reading →
Measurement is an important part of all our lives: both for defining our objectives and tracking our progress towards them. Creating inspiration and becoming antifragile might seem more difficult to Continue Reading →
We are living through a time of extraordinary change. And like the growth of Covid-19, the rate of that change is still accelerating. To live navigate these changes we can’t Continue Reading →
They say a diamond is just a piece of charcoal that has learned to handle pressure exceptionally well. This time of change is forcing us all to handle extra pressure. Continue Reading →
Before the great explorers of old set out on their journeys, they would always draw a map of the territory they were about to enter: where was the food and Continue Reading →
In his book 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, historian Yuval Noah Harari talks about the coming disruptions in technology, politics, religion, immigration, terrorism, and war. He says that so much Continue Reading →
In the short time since Inner Leadership was first published we have seen many unexpected changes: North Korea has emerged as a long range nuclear power (and then offered to give up Continue Reading →
This time of change that we are living through is bound to sometimes bring us unwanted emotions such as anger, frustration, sadness, or fear. When this happens, our first response Continue Reading →
The final mis-blink or mistaken assumption that we can easily fall into during this time of change is called blaming or scapegoating. When a situation turns out differently from the Continue Reading →
Our first step to becoming antifragile in this time of change is to deepen our connection with who we are at our best and what matters most to us. One Continue Reading →
The Churning, Inner Leadership provides you with a kind of self-leadership workshop. It’s a set of frameworks, exercises, and practical tools that you can use to build and maintain the Continue Reading →
In this time of massive change, your ability to create inspiration in yourself and others is key — both for attracting people to join your project and inspiring them to contribute Continue Reading →
This time of change is forcing us to become better at taking decisions based on little information and without knowing how things are going to turn out. This becomes much Continue Reading →
This time of churning that we are living through is bound to bring us challenges. Sometimes, in frustration, we wish that they would go away. But in our work, the Continue Reading →
Another type of distorted thinking we can easily fall into during this time of change is when we mistake our thoughts or feelings for truth. This happens when we think Continue Reading →
Until recently, Jack Dorsey was not only chief executive of two global technology companies (Twitter and Block) but also sat on the board of The Walt Disney Company. In a Continue Reading →