As a professional change practitioner, think of yourself as a musician with your own radio station, specializing in a particular type of music that truly speaks to your heart. Your broadcast goes out in all directions, but only a percentage of the people it reaches have their radios turned on and only a few of […]
Many change professionals mistakenly think they can develop character in the same way they might attain new knowledge or better their communication skills. They think they can improve it by simply pushing themselves to greater heights. Cultivating character, however, isn’t about adding or removing parts; it’s about surfacing and honoring what has always been there […]
Since character is the core of our true nature and presence is how we project our uniqueness to others, what impact does this have on our client relationships? Think of it as Character > Presence > Impact. Character is like clay in the shape of our inner nature. Presence is a reflection of that shape […]
As change practitioners, we can often struggle to stay connected to our inner nature. In this post I’ll finish describing ways in which to achieve a dynamic balance between who you are and how you show up as a change practitioner. (My three most recent prior posts address this topic as well.) Once again, I […]
As change practitioners, we can draw some parallels between the sapling/trunk metaphor and our own struggle to stay connected to our inner nature. In this post, and the one to follow, I’ll identify additional lessons the metaphor has to offer. A sapling that has been lost to the layers of its own hardwood never actually […]