Tag leadership
I had given up on my beloved city. Extremist ideologies and monied politicians wore on me to the point that I wanted nothing to do with my city. But then, I had lunch with City Council District 1 candidate, Brian… Continue Reading →
Change management isn’t just a business buzzword that people slide into their resumes. It’s a real thing that people really don’t value or understand. Drives me nuts how little people think about how they manages changes, whether it be in… Continue Reading →
I hate to say it, but my beloved Santa Fe is degrading: We have a labor force composed of people who will take any crappy job that’s available, simply because they lack technical and marketable skills. Our community leaders bicker… Continue Reading →
Change is difficult. However, individuals, families, and organizations at one point or another all value and desire behavioral change. In my experience, the desire is often based upon discomfort with a current behavior. However, even though the desire can be… Continue Reading →
Dear resident of Santa Fe, NM: Among the many unexpected outcomes of my employment with the City of Santa Fe is the level of contempt I’ve faced. People who I considered “friends” have turned into enemies. They approach me, both… Continue Reading →
I hold the belief that leadership is as much a clinical discipline as counseling or psychology. Really, leadership takes the evidence of a given domain and then seeks to modify human behavior towards a desired outcome using the domain-specific evidence…. Continue Reading →
Santa Fe is not completely dead, yet. I believe that there’s still hope. Please understand that I do. But, it’s becoming increasingly depressing to live in Santa Fe. I’m worried that as personal agendas and vendettas continue to seep into… Continue Reading →
I can summarize the entirety of my graduate school work in three (3) words : 1) Roles; 2) Self; and, 3) Reflection. Through my work, I was able to study and develop an approach to leadership and educational psychology that… Continue Reading →
I was talking with someone the other about behavioral issues in the workplace and the conversation flowed, naturally, towards leadership. “How can someone know if they’re even a good leader?” the person asked me and couldn’t have been happier to… Continue Reading →
Talking with addicts can be frustrating. Not for the reasons that you might think, but because they’re so mired in self-hate that almost every thought he or she utters is a projection of that self-hate. So, as I’m talking with… Continue Reading →
