How Dialogues Get Us To Where We Need to Go, Together

When talking with others, we naturally engage in many different kinds of conversations. The tactics, tones, and non-verbals we employ in a debate where we're trying to persuade others will be very different than how we'd go about delivering an info share to others. Discerning which type is the most effective for what you're trying … Continue reading How Dialogues Get Us To Where We Need to Go, Together →

Pause and Play

Last week I promised a closer look at how different types of conversations show up in Vestalia’s culture. It seemed like an easy task, after my 7th draft came up short of where I want it to be I’m acknowledging that the task is, in fact, not easy. I’m going to keep working on it … Continue reading Pause and Play →

Little Shifts that Lead to Choices

Change is about opportunity, possibility, creativity, growth, and making a difference. Unless it's not. Sometimes change, and its opposite stagnation, makes us feel trapped or stuck. There are many factors that go into this emotional responses, the following is a musing on one: how to find choices and regain a sense of agency in our … Continue reading Little Shifts that Lead to Choices →

Understanding Team Response to Change

Change is our theme for the month, I thought I'd kick it off with something you can bring straight into the many walls of your restaurant: understanding some mechanics of a team's response to change. "Some" is an important word here, there are countless factors that go into how individuals and teams develop their acceptance … Continue reading Understanding Team Response to Change →

How To Regain the Lost Art of Reflection

Every single article I read on "How to Be a Better Leader" has this advice on their list: make time to think. That's a simple directive that is not so simple to do. We all know that time and space to sit quietly with our thoughts is not just going to show up in our … Continue reading How To Regain the Lost Art of Reflection →

The Healthy Uncomfortable

There is a certain zone of discomfort that you can push yourself into where growth and learning occurs, the following article tells you all about it. Read time is about 7 minutes, I can't think of a better way to spend 420 seconds of your life. There is a lot of brain candy in this … Continue reading The Healthy Uncomfortable →