In her book Emotional Agility, Susan David defines emotional agility like this: Being aware and accepting all of your emotions, even learning from the most difficult ones. It also means getting beyond conditioned or pre programmed cognitive and emotional responses (your hooks) to live in the moment with a clear reading of present circumstances, respond […]

I’ve always loved one thing about football in particular: the agility it takes to make a great catch. I love seeing athletes stretch, hustle, and pull down an amazing catch. This one is from Lynn Swann in Superbowl X. Being agile is good for receivers. Agility is also good for the rest of life. Dr. […]

Friday night, Greg and I were in a small group that was talking about families. I had a chance to share a little about my family of origin. Not long into the conversation, I was saying something like this: My parents went to everything. They were always there. Sports: they were on every sideline. School: […]

Edwin Friedman said the secret to leadership and life was being differentiated, non-anxious, and present. Being non-anxious is a challenge in our culture. Friedman thought we had epidemic of anxiety. There is no shortage of anxiety today. In our culture, safety feels like the goal. Security is the ultimate desired outcome. Faced with reality, this […]

Edwin Friedman was a 20th century rabbi, therapist, and leadership consultant. He was a pioneer on family systems, and consulted organizations with a therapeutic approach to leading. Friedman said great leaders, in families and life were differentiated, non-anxious, and present. When it comes to our most essential relationships, I’d say Friedman’s description of a leader […]