Who is there for you for the good news, the bad news, the silly news, all without judgment? The person who loves you completely no matter what…

I just had some major dental work in Costa Rica and took all the novocaine they’d give me. I’m not as tough as I thought I was…

There are clear-cut situations in which people are in danger, but most have multiple shades of gray. Blowing the whistle may keep some from harm but put others squarely in its path…

We’ve had the Momentum Fundamentals for so long, it’s easy to take them for granted. But they are the foundation of how we operate and what we use to teach other organizations…

The Beastie Boys looked out at that beer-soaked crowd of twentysomething white guys and realized their fans were taking all of this to heart…

I get at least six emails a week telling me that the sender has the “magic formula” to increase our business by 10 times. Does it actually work?

It’s in our nature to dive head first into the well of pain and grief that loss brings, just as it is to ride the waves of joy and expansion as our future calls us forward…

It’s the middle of the summer, and I find myself needing a break. I want to slow down and be quiet. Luckily, my clients are feeling the same way. ..

Another email from Delta. Flight canceled. I’m just plain upset at this point. Fun is nowhere in sight…

Group communication is challenging. Communicating effectively takes intention, planning and practice. A few tips…

You not only have to give people permission to speak up, you actually have to ask for it. And you need to be willing to listen generously…

I had just found out I had to spend the next three days at a luxurious riverside resort with a pool and miles of hiking trails for work. Quelle horreur.

I will start to see a person through a lens that will only reaffirm my point of view. I will often cease to see them in a larger context of possibility or partnership and my interactions with them become limited…

Five hundred years ago, Michel de Montaigne said, "My life has been filled with terrible misfortune; most of which never happened." We’re STILL spending a lot of time worrying…

Our internal dialogue drives the way we relate to others. Is your self-talk focused on joy, gratitude and love or stress, inadequacies and guilt? Sometimes it’s so automatic, you don’t even notice it.

Is the core values conversation approaching the tipping point on your “give a s**t meter?” Fair enough; let’s talk about a new aspect of them. Three things about core values you may not have considered…

Mr. Davis has crossed enemy lines like no other. I saw klansmen magically shift before my eyes. Mr. Davis is practicing what we at Momentum call Other Oriented Listening…

Integrity at its core is about respect for others and your community, but primarily for what you hold to be true and important.

When I read the feedback, I had my own visceral reaction. It triggered an old limiting perception of myself of “being too much.” I immediately felt embarrassed…

That’s me explaining my exasperation with people who make sweeping proclamations but are allergic to discussing how we’re going to make their grand vision a reality.