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November 12, 2011

Research Continues for the Next Craft Brewery Pilgrimage

I have posted about my ongoing research to find the best craft breweries in Southern...

November 10, 2011

Who Are These Activist Contemplative Leaders?

Are there examples of activist contemplative leaders in history, or in our own time? How...

November 09, 2011

Why Become an Activist Contemplative Leader?

Why is it important to become an Activist Contemplative Leader? What are the benefits, and...

November 08, 2011

What is an Activist Contemplative Leader?

From an early age, I was an activist. I was deeply committed to justice, and...

November 05, 2011

Crafting a Movement: An Update

A few months ago, in the midst of the first Craft Brewery Pilgrimage, I posted...

November 03, 2011

Contemplative Tweeting?

Is it possible to be on Twitter and to be contemplative at the same time?...

November 02, 2011

Falling Down

I started running again a couple of months ago. Last week, I had the...

November 01, 2011

All Saints’ Day

You may have noticed that I usually call Benedict “Benedict,” not “Saint Benedict.” Part...

October 2011

October 29, 2011

Researching Next Year’s Craft Brewery Pilgrimage

My Craft Brewery Pilgrimage for this year culminated on October 1 at Stone Brewing...

October 27, 2011

What Kind of Leader Would You Like to Become?

When I talk with someone about leadership coaching, I begin by asking some questions...

October 26, 2011

What Kind of Leader Are You? Part Two

When I talk with someone about leadership coaching, one of the questions I typically ask...

October 25, 2011

What Kind of Leader Are You?

When I talk with someone about leadership coaching, we begin by getting to know each...

October 20, 2011

Book Review: Take This Bread

In Take This Bread, Sara Miles tells her story. She writes about how working in...

October 19, 2011

Guest Post: Three Things Church Leaders Can Learn From Apple

Having come from the world of business before becoming a lead pastor of a church...

October 18, 2011

Guest Post: Three Things Business Leaders Can Learn From The Church

A lot of progressive leaders within the local church spend time studying leadership from people...

October 13, 2011

My Chair

While I was in high school, my parents bought a new chair. It was definitely...

October 12, 2011

Opening the Door

One of the greatest things that ever happened to me, a day that changed my...

October 11, 2011

“It is Better to be Pirates than to Join the Navy”

I never met Steve Jobs in person; he inspires me as he does so many...

October 06, 2011

Book Review: Incognito

Incognito by David Eagleman is a book about the secret lives of the human brain. Eagleman,...

October 05, 2011

Active Contemplation and Contemplative Action

At times, I have clearly been more of an activist than a contemplative. At other...

October 04, 2011

Craft Brewery Pilgrimage Arrives!

The Strategic Monk 2011 Craft Brewery Pilgrimage arrived at its final destination over the weekend....

September 2011

September 29, 2011

Book Review: Run With Me

I first met Jennifer Luitwieler a few weeks ago, on Twitter, at exactly the right...

September 28, 2011

Don’t Do Anything I Wouldn’t Do

Fairly often, I finish a conversation with a saying that echoes my Midwestern roots. As...

September 27, 2011

Leadership is Like Creating a Craft Brew

One of the principles behind my Craft Brewery Pilgrimage is that leadership has a lot...

September 22, 2011

So, What is a Spiritual Director? How is that Different from a Leadership Coach?

When I tell people that I am a leadership coach and a spiritual director, there...

September 20, 2011

Running for My Life

I started running again a couple of weeks ago. A few years ago, I trained...

September 15, 2011

Sometimes Life is Simple

We tend to understand our lives as having ever-increasing level of complexity. Nearly instantaneous access...

September 13, 2011

An Attitude of Gratitude

I was talking with some friends last week about being grateful. We agreed that being...

September 08, 2011

The Ocean is Like God

I spent some time near the ocean last week; the ocean is like God. The...

September 06, 2011

What on Earth Does a Leadership Coach Do?

When I tell people that I am a leadership coach, the ones who are most...