Finding What’s Next

Finding What’s Next

Jacob has multiple advanced degrees. For the last 12 years, he’s led a large organization as its executive director. And he’s been extraordinarily successful. He’s built an amazing team. The organization has grown and thrived under his leadership. By every metric, and...
It’s Not Just a Job You Lost. It’s a World.

It’s Not Just a Job You Lost. It’s a World.

When people lose a job, the advice comes fast. Update your résumé. Call your network. Polish your LinkedIn. Apply harder. Move faster. Stay positive. Some of that may be necessary. But much of it skips past the deeper truth. When you lose a job, you usually lose far...
Afraid

Afraid

Fear is in the air right now. You can feel it in conversations. In the news. In the markets. In the low grade tension people carry around in their bodies. War in the Middle East. Cultural uncertainty. Financial uncertainty. A sense that the ground beneath our feet...
The Turning Point

The Turning Point

“Change today?” the beggar asked. There was a touch of anger. Some sarcasm. A bit of sadness too. My son glanced up at me sideways. “So now you want to be a father?” I’d been endeavoring to share some hard-earned, hard-fought,...