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Do You Really Need It? How Our Language Can Limit Our Choices
When I hear a coaching client say, “I need…,” one of the questions I sometimes ask is: “Do you truly need that, or is that what works best for you?” It may sound like semantics, but it can lead to a very different conversation. “I need 24 hours’ notice” leaves one acceptable option. “Twenty-four hours…
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Where My Fascination with Human Behavior Began
Last week, I wrote about being recognized by Thinkers360 as one of its Top 50 Thought Leaders in Behavioral Science. Since then, I’ve been reflecting on where my fascination with human behavior began. I keep coming back to one moment. When I was twelve years old, I learned that the only grandfather I’d ever known…
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Honored to Be Named a Thinkers360 Top 50 Thought Leader in Behavioral Science
I’m honored to have been recognized by Thinkers360 as one of its Top 50 Thought Leaders in Behavioral Science. Thank you to Thinkers360 for this recognition and for shining a spotlight on the important role behavioral science plays in helping people and organizations create meaningful, lasting change. Behavioral science has been at the heart of…
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Feeling Overwhelmed? Try These 3 Steps to Regain Control
For the past month, my home has been constantly full of guests. Wonderful, but with almost no breaks. While continuing to work, I started to feel like my summer was slipping away. As much as I loved having people here, the overwhelm began to set in. Overwhelm has a way of making us feel like…
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Leadership in the Long Run: What Crewing a 100-Mile Race Taught Me.
Last week, I flew to Montana to crew for my son in his first 100-mile race, the Copper Kings 100. Honestly, when he signed up, I wasn’t thrilled. Running 100 miles didn’t seem healthy, especially for a tall, lean “stick” of a guy with no extra weight to lose. But when he said, “I need…
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In an Age of Intelligent Agents, Are We Losing Our Own Agency?
I have been thinking a lot about agency lately. Every day, we hear more about AI agents. Technology companies are racing to build systems that can make decisions, take actions, solve problems, and operate with increasing autonomy. The goal is clear: give machines more agency. Yet amid all this conversation, I wonder if we are…
