A new year has a way of inviting clarity. Not the kind that arrives with fireworks or declarations, but the quieter clarity that asks us to reflect before we rush forward. January 1 st  is a threshold; a moment to consider what we carry with us and what we choose to leave behind. As this year begins, recent headlines about the withdrawal of the National Guard from several major U.S. cities serve as a reminder of something leaders at every level eventually learn which is that

In my last blog post, I wrote about finding your calm in chaos by using uncertainty as an opportunity to ground yourself in your values. Then the No Kings rallies attracted over 7 million protesters in the United States and another 2600 worldwide. This was the largest coordinated public demonstration in America. And because leadership lessons are all around us, we can see moments like this as a teacher of some powerful lessons on human behavior, mobilization, and what leaders