Awareness Is the Missing Link in Leadership Hello Reader, This morning, I discovered the profound quote from Dr. Helena Lass in my LinkedIn feed: "Awareness is the primal quality in the life of all living beings. This is the only instrument that enables us to establish an intimate contact with everything; being a bridge it is used to discover all objects. Although everyone possesses this potent instrument, its intentional and smart use is still largely unknown to the majority." I first became...
6 days ago • 1 min read
It's Not Happening to You—It's Happening from You Hello Reader, What if your organization isn't a set of problems to solve? What if it is a collective consciousness to recognize? This visualization captures a fundamental shift in how we understand leadership. At its core lies a truth: every challenge, success, or dynamic in an organization isn't happening TO us. It's happening FROM us. A dream seems to happen to us until we become lucid. Then, we recognize we are its creators. Leadership...
15 days ago • 1 min read
The Future of Leadership and Organizational Change Is Calling Hello Reader, I left the corporate world because I saw something wasn't right. Not in the fancy way people talk about, but in the gut way you know when something's true. The kind most people never talk about while it deadens their soul. I found that leadership isn't in the books, the buzzwords, or the corner office. It's inside. Here's what I discovered. — Bill Bill Fox, Founder, LeaderONEPioneering Leadership from Within |...
26 days ago • 1 min read
When Real Leadership Begins Hello Reader, We've been taught that leadership is about mastering techniques. About having the right tools, strategies, and character. About knowing what to do next. But real leadership begins when we stop looking at the surface and start seeing what's beneath. When we look past titles to see people. Past roles to see possibility. Past metrics to see meaning. You can't implement clear vision. You can't download it or buy it or install it. It emerges. But only when...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Your Mind Is Undermining Your Leadership and You May Not Know It Hello Reader, Most people think they see the world as it is. I know I sure did. Really, we see it through a filter of beliefs, fears, and what we’ve been told. I've heard this many times before, but it really didn't register until it happened. My good friend and colleague, Wolfgang Fiebig, says it best: ... beyond what have dreamed of, is one of my answers. We react to shadows and call it the truth. But there’s a better way....
2 months ago • 1 min read
Why Defining Your Why and Strengths Is No Longer the Answer Hello Reader, Have you ever felt that despite knowing your 'why' and understanding your strengths, something still seems missing in your quest for purpose and fulfillment? You're not alone. In my 15-year inner leader journey, I've come to a startling realization. The conventional wisdom of defining our 'why' and identifying our strengths may be holding us back from our true potential. Experts have told us for years that finding our...
3 months ago • 1 min read
California Dreamin’ A new world beyond leadership as we know it today. Hello Reader, I remember growing up and spending summer vacation mornings at my best friend Pete’s house. We’d crank up his stereo and listen to The Beach Boys at full blast. Their music seemed to tap into something deeper that we didn’t fully understand back then, but we all felt it. They weren’t just singing about California. They were creating a world where we could be our true selves—a place where living and playing...
3 months ago • 1 min read
The Profound Implications of the Medium of Leadership Hello Reader, I’ve been fascinated by the work of Marshall McLuhan, who famously said “the medium is the message,” ever since a colleague introduced me to his ideas several years ago. His exploration of media and technology was ahead of its time. Paradoxally, McLuhan helped us see how the tools we create ultimately shape us in return. Contrary to what most of us believe, McLuhan pointed out that the medium itself has a greater impact than...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Innovation isn’t about adding. It’s about subtracting. The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind, but how to get old ones out.– Dee Hock, Founder and CEO Emeritus, Visa Hello Reader, Dee Hock, the visionary behind Visa, understood this paradox deeply. He knew that true breakthroughs come not from piling on new ideas, but from stripping away the crusty layers of old thinking. We all carry mental baggage such as assumptions, habits, and fears that keep us attached...
4 months ago • 1 min read