Author: Isaiah

What would Aristotle do? Listening precedes speaking in Aristotelian rhetoric. This week I asked a business to imagine that Aristotle was their CEO and what

An “open door policy” is an excuse to believe you’re listening well. Or keep believing you’re getting the truth. Leadership is active, not passive. The

I’m a debate coach. It’s bizarre to say that a debate is “won” or “lost”. Even more absurd: “I won that debate.” Because that mistakes

If there’s one thing I’ve learned as an entrepreneur, it’s that the “I’m not sure if it’ll happen” feeling is a 100% certain sign that

I’ve felt powerless in most situations for most of my life. But not in some. Here’s something I noticed: When you’re powerless, seizing power is

Hope doesn’t work as a strategy for most things in life. What if the reason things got so stuck is the continued belief that just

I’d argue that neither are a priority of our mass education system. Mentorship, skills, and meaningful philosophy to sort out the issues of people in

WOW! This blog has been out of it for a month! Here’s what happened: my site issues were caused by bloatware a previous consultant threw

Dialogue from the trenches with a junior employee: Her: Isn’t [person’s name] misspelled on that slide? If so, I’ll change it. Me: You already know

(How this started: Part 1 hard vs. soft communication) Part 2 is a guest post from Sara Shipley: When your aim is mutual value you’re