Washington Now

• When Everyone Leads the Toughest Challenges Get Seen and Solved
  LEADERSHIP is an action, not a position. Leaders can come from anywhere. Anyone can step up and take responsibility. Leadership begins by taking responsibility for the gap between what is and what should be. Ed O’Malley and Julia McBride believe that anyone can lead, not by being a leader, but by exercising leadership. And When […]
• Leading Thoughts for January 26, 2023
  IDEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Niccolò Machiavelli on resistance to change: “It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than a new […]
• Intentional Leadership: The Big 8 Capabilities for Leading Well
  THE context of leadership has changed. It is more complex, and values that must be addressed have shifted. What we once glossed over now requires our attention and action. Mostly it requires that we be more intentional about relationships. Rose Patten puts it this way in Intentional Leadership: “The spotlight on leadership has moved to […]
• Experiential Intelligence: What It Is and How to Grow It
  WHEN WE THINK of success and influence, there’s more to it than just IQ and EQ. What pulls it all together and contributes to our ability to show up and achieve our goals is the sum total of our experiences and what we take away from them. What we’re talking about is our Experiential Intelligence […]
• Leading Thoughts for January 19, 2023
  IDEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Susan Scott on being with someone prepared to be nowhere else: “It’s amazing how this seemingly small thing—simply paying fierce attention to another, really asking, really listening, even during a […]