I’m writing for social impact professionals today, but this is relevant for everyone who cares about something, or who wants to improve the world even just a little bit. I spent 20 years as a social impact program manager and executive, on both the funding and the impact side. I Read more…
Nearly every high achiever thinks they’re not getting enough done. That’s because every time they accomplish something worthwhile, that success comes at the expense of some other worthwhile thing. When you have 15 important things to do and enough time to do just 13 of them, the two that get Read more…
On Saturday, I accompanied my parents as they planted fresh geraniums at the graves of relatives. As I walked among the headstones, some of which were over 200 years old, I contemplated Americans’ complicated relationship with death. Living people spend a lot of time, money, energy, and emotion doing things Read more…
Extreme balance is how one of my hyper-achiever clients went from over-scheduled to a healthy, injury-free routine.
A nuance loop is when people argue about some irrelevant nuance instead of taking productive action. Here are five ways nuance loops form.
Leading with purpose is a key topic in Peter’s podcast appearance on the Beyond Your Why podcast. Listen here.
An uplifting playlist can break you out of a funk, dispel your stagnation, or just get your blood moving. Here’s my uplifting playlist.
Data shows that employees will follow the leader’s action no matter what the leader says. Leaders who don’t get this end up frustrated.
Watering the goats is easy, but it takes far longer than you expect. Always account for how long the “easy” tasks are really going to take.
Finding fulfillment isn’t about discovering the perfect formula; it’s about knowing how and when to adjust the dials.