The trying hard and the striving is part of who I am. I don’t have to feel bad or make apologies for it. I am as I am made. It is mysterious and terrible why I am made this way. There are all manner of powerfully positive and negative characters out there, from saints to … Continue reading Fearsomely Made
Each year, Masonic lodges elect a new Master for the following year. The progressive line of positions leading up to the master’s chair acts as a kind of leadership training, or at least ideally should. Long before someone “assumes the east” and takes over the role, they’re encouraged to build a plan for their year … Continue reading Top-Down and Bottom-Up Leadership
How Masonic communities work and how to improve them Continue reading Masonic Engagement and the Orbit Model
In 2022, secrecy is often thought to be extremely negative; a way to conceal information that ought to come to light. Attitudes about secrecy have changed over centuries though, and it is interesting to consider the balance between society wanting transparency, for example to hold the powerful to account, and also wanting privacy, which requires … Continue reading Secrecy and Personal Control
How organizations make decisions, and its relationship to the role of Masonic leadership & wisdom. Continue reading The King and the United Nations
Just the simple act of listening can help people in your life. Continue reading Masonic Aid: Helping and Assisting Others
A personal story about growing up Continue reading Mike the Magician
We do not get to choose whether culture changes, it always does. The question is whether to be intentional about it or not. Continue reading How does Culture Change?
Excerpts from the life of a Prince Hall Grand Master, exemplifying a life well-led. Continue reading Masonic Profile: Samuel T. Daniels
Understanding how organizations fit together affects all people working together trying to accomplish something. Continue reading How Orgs Fit Together
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