The Practice: No Agenda Outside
Twenty minutes. Sunlight, ambient sounds, no technology. That's it.
The Practice: The Five Minute Journal
My coaching is grounded in gratitude. It’s even in my email signature: grateful to show up for the leaders who aren’t done. So when people ask what one daily practice I’d actually recommend, this is it.
From the Stack: The Art of Gathering, by Priya Parker
If you've ever planned a fundraiser and found yourself deep in linen rentals and seating charts before you'd even named why you were bringing people together — this book is for you.
From the Stack: Unreasonable Hospitality, by Will Guidara
Will Guidara ran Eleven Madison Park, the restaurant once named best in the world, and built its reputation on treating hospitality as a deliberate practice, not a personality trait.
From the Stack: Thinking in Bets, by Annie Duke
I've never thought of myself as a gambler, or much of a risk-taker. And yet leadership asks for exactly that, again and again: making a call without all the information, without a crystal ball to confirm you're right.
From the Stack: Start with Why, by Simon Sinek
Sinek argues that our why, our actual purpose and belief, drives everything else, whether we've taken the time to name it or not.