Between the Times
Reflections for Leaders Tending Communities Through Change

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22
Oct
Calm Is Not the Same as Regulated

Calm Is Not the Same as Regulated

The fear of being seen as emotional made the decisions.
5 min read
15
Oct

Meanwhile…The Last Season

Meanwhile is a shorter, wide-lens piece that runs between the main essays. After 13 seasons as music director of
1 min read
08
Oct
The Anxiety Isn't Yours (Until You Make It Yours)

The Anxiety Isn't Yours (Until You Make It Yours)

Anxiety rarely goes where it belongs. It goes where it finds a place to land.
5 min read
01
Oct

Meanwhile…Warren Buffett, emeritus

Meanwhile is a shorter, wide-lens piece that runs between the main essays. Warren Buffett is continuing his transition away
2 min read
24
Sep
Begin Again

Begin Again

You cannot stand outside your own reactivity the way you can stand outside someone else's. Nobody gets a balcony over themselves.
4 min read
23
Jul
What Communities Learn From How Leaders Leave

What Communities Learn From How Leaders Leave

“A system does not need its leader’s summary of what happened. It needs the leader to leave.”
3 min read
09
Jul
Hope Without Illusion

Hope Without Illusion

"Hope without illusion holds the future loosely."
4 min read
25
Jun
Endings That Don't Resolve Cleanly

Endings That Don't Resolve Cleanly

"Grief without a clear object does not disappear. It attaches itself somewhere, sometimes in quite surprising places."
5 min read
11
Jun
What Faithful Restraint Looks Like

What Faithful Restraint Looks Like

"The community's ownership of its own decisions matters more than your preferred outcome."
4 min read
28
May
Power We Don’t Name Still Shapes the System

Power We Don’t Name Still Shapes the System

Most transitional leaders can recall the moment when they encountered the invisible wall of pillows that softly, but clearly, blocked
4 min read