What We Think
You can’t pour from an empty cup. Fill up often.
– Julie Jakopic
What We Think
You can’t pour from an empty cup. Fill up often.
– Julie Jakopic
Lead Boldly Blog
What If Wednesday – What if…it’s good to be uncomfortable?
Being uncomfortable is, well, uncomfortable. Unpleasant. Undesirable. And yet, it's the source of innovation. We feel compelled to get out of the discomfort and so we explore and try things. Sometimes we try anything to get to a comfortable place. The pandemic, the...
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What If Wednesday – What if…you don’t get a pass?
I spend time helping others lead boldly and cope with hard things. That was true before 2020 and will be true after. I’ve learned a lot leading in crisis and share it in the hopes of making it easier for others to serve well and come out stronger on the other side....
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What If Wednesday – What if…we create space?
I have discovered that my congenital lateness never had to do with traffic or other people. I manage to be late to meetings when all I have to do is sit in the same spot and change the zoom link. It has to do with me packing too much into every minute of the day. I...
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What If Wednesday – What if…you just say no?
Really. Yes, I know we resist it. We over commit. We say yes to things we don’t want to do. We drag our feet when we are afraid that we are going to disappoint someone. But I have a secret. It doesn't get easier over time. The longer you wait, the more you worry, and...
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What If Wednesday – What if…it’s not just a crisis?
Wei-ji, the Chinese character for crisis is actually two symbols. The first means danger. The second means opportunity. Clearly, we are in the midst of multiple crises. And there is no denying there is danger. But what are the opportunities? I don’t mean Pollyanna...
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What If Wednesday – What if….it’s both?
2020 has been a strange year. Filled with lots of bad news from the pandemic to the economy to the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and more. But it’s also been a year where people got married and had children and beat cancer. I don’t know about you but there...
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What If Wednesday – What if ….you just can’t?
From everything I can see, we are in for at least another six months of dealing with COVID-19. I can’t remember not traveling for this long or not seeing the little ones in my life, or not going to the beach somewhere. At the beginning of this, I approached what I...
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What If Wednesday – What if… it’s about freedom?
As we head into the 4th of July holiday, I’ve been thinking about freedom. And especially freedom during COVID-19. For some people, it’s about whether or not they wear a mask. For some, it’s about how and where they work. For others, it’s about what they believe and...
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What If Wednesday – What if….fail on purpose?
In the start-up world, a frequent mantra is "Fail, forward, fast." To those who don't live in that space, in other words most of us, it sounds strange. For most of us, the goal is success, not failure. But what if success comes from failure? From trying, failing,...
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What If Wednesday – What if….This is it?
It’s been more than 90 days since quarantine started. Places are opening up. The virus is still with us and increasing in half the country, while many are fighting for racial and social justice. We have made it this far and have a long way to go. For the foreseeable...
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What If Wednesday – What if …we reimagine?
Over the last few days, many have been called to reimagine policing. Over the last few months, many of us have been called on to reimagine our work and our lives. We’ve had a little bit of practice and examples to follow. From Pfizer figuring out that if they test...
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What If Wednesday – What if …we follow?
This week seems like it’s been a year long. I hope you and your family and loved ones continue to be safe. This week has seen our nation add a racial and inequality crisis to our economic and health crises. This week we also returned to space, which reminds me of...
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