conversational leadership

Why You Need to Think and Talk on Two Tracks (Part One)

One of the most difficult problems with collaborative conversation is staying on track. Smart people inevitably get waylaid by tangential… more →

Now, mostly dead is slightly alive. In “The Princess Bride” by William Goldman. Sometimes it’s just a verbal tic. But… more →

We all talk: sometimes to particular persons; sometimes to anyone who will listen; and sometimes to ourselves when we can’t… more →

Two young salmon are swimming upstream. From a distance they see an older salmon swimming towards them, downstream. As the young… more →