One of the most important lessons I share in The 3 Secrets of Attentional Leadership (read the first chapter here) is simple: we all have the potential to get better. Each of us is a complex system—moving through space and time, made up of countless parts, in constant...
The 15 Dimensions and Questions That Get at the Heart of Focus and Effectiveness. “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom”—Aristotle In the introduction, I sought to identify the difference between Technical Knowledge (Tk) vs. Attentional Leadership Knowledge...
Consider a time when you were at your very best. Can you identify the Flow Factors during each experience? Perhaps you might consider a time where you performed at your worst. Same question. In either case, our best and worst experiences give us ample opportunity to...
When was the last time you were so absorbed in what you were doing that time seemed to disappear? Where were you fully engaged, at your best, and everything just… clicked? That’s flow. For my doctoral research, I wanted to understand this elusive state—not just as a...
One of the great paradoxes of leadership: The more you seek to control, the less people thrive. This holds true for individuals, teams, and entire organizations. What I’ve seen again and again is this: Flow isn’t just a personal experience. It scales. It manifests in...
