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July 2012

July 26, 2012

Hand Crafted

I believe in things that are hand crafted. I value the skill and time it...

July 25, 2012

Darkness & Light

We use knowledge and technology to try to control and mask the primal extremes of...

July 24, 2012

StrategicMonk Interview: Jen Olney

1. When did you first recognize that you were a leader? Early in my childhood...

July 21, 2012

Remembering to Soar

In a few weeks, toward the end of August, I will go up to New...

July 19, 2012

Why Leadership?

Some people hear about what I do or see that my website says Leadership, Pilgrimage, Revelry and...

July 18, 2012

Why Pilgrimage?

When people see that my website says Leadership, Pilgrimage, Revelry, some of them ask, "Why Pilgrimage?...

July 17, 2012

Why Revelry?

Some people hear about what I do or see that my website says Leadership, Pilgrimage,...

July 14, 2012

Growing Up

Growing up is a very individual, personal process in the culture in which I was...

July 12, 2012

StrategicMonk Interview: Jared Callahan: Part Two

I wanted to learn more about my friend Jared Callahan, who is a youth pastor...

July 11, 2012

StrategicMonk Interview: Jared Callahan: Part One

I wanted to learn more about my friend Jared Callahan, who is a youth pastor...

July 10, 2012

Leadership is Not Predictable

Leadership is not predictable. Some of the people who work with me do not see...

July 07, 2012

Are You Safe?

Whenever I begin working with someone, we sit down for a talk. I explain how...

July 05, 2012

Finding the Sacred in the Everyday

We look for the Holy in special places. We look for the sacred in places...

July 04, 2012

Independence Day

Independence is in the eye of the beholder. I can remember when I saw independence...

July 03, 2012

Leadership Includes Management

I hear a lot about the differences between leadership and management. Some people perceive management...

June 2012

June 30, 2012

Halfway to Next Year

The first six months of this year end tonight. We are halfway to next year....

June 28, 2012

2012 Craft Brewery Pilgrimage Reaches Halfway Pint

It is summer, and my 2012 Craft Brewery Pilgrimage is rolling into its halfway point. Each month...

June 27, 2012

Working, Watching & Weeping

My favorite prayer in the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer is part of the final...

June 26, 2012

Leadership is About Recognizing that You Are a Leader

Leadership is about recognizing that you are a leader. I work with people who have...

June 23, 2012

Guest Post: What is it Like Being Married to a Strategic Monk?

You might be a little surprised to learn there is a Mrs. Strategic Monk, since...

June 23, 2012

Guest Post: What is it Like Being Married to a Strategic Monk?

You might be a little surprised to learn there is a Mrs. Strategic Monk, since...

June 21, 2012

Craft Brewing in the California Gold Rush

I am heading up to spend a weekend in California's Gold Country, where I have...

June 20, 2012

Why Do They Use So Many Words?

I was talking with someone last week about going to church. They told me that,...

June 19, 2012

Leadership is One Step at a Time

Leadership is one step at a time. It is easy for me to get ahead...

June 16, 2012

Reflections on Reflection Days

The Huntington Library has asked me not to hold quarterly Reflection Days on their grounds....

June 14, 2012

Voyage of Discovery

Each of us is on a voyage of discovery. Each of us is sailing into...

June 13, 2012

Faded Favorites

The best article of clothing I own right now is a sweatshirt. I do not...

June 12, 2012

Leadership Sparks the Fire

Some people tell me that their leadership is about putting out fires. They feel like...

June 09, 2012

Appreciating My Own Reflection

I was not very reflective by nature. I am an extrovert, more interested in talking...

June 07, 2012

Growing and Changing

Welcome to the new and improving StrategicMonk.com! People talk about launching a new website, as...