Marcus Trapp 1/3/22 Marcus Trapp 1/3/22

There Are No Superheroes; It's You!

There is something slightly magical about mid-winter in the higher reaches of the Northern Hemisphere, the short days and long hours of darkness, with the sun rising around 8.00 am and setting soon after 3.30 pm. Stonehenge lies not far from my mother's house, where our prehistoric ancestors laid out a ring of stones to celebrate these circadian rhythms.

Marcus Trapp 12/17/21 Marcus Trapp 12/17/21

FEBI and Emergency Response Leadership

Nate Weed, a public health leader, shares insights on how the four energy patterns help leaders effectively respond to emergencies.

Marcus Trapp 12/6/21 Marcus Trapp 12/6/21

Cutting Back to Move Forward

Jen Ayres, a Zen Leader Practitioner, learns the art of letting go through her Zen training and her grandmother’s orchid.

Marcus Trapp 12/6/21 Marcus Trapp 12/6/21

Hark! Our Better Angels Sing: The Greatest Gift A Leader Can Give

In Lincoln’s first inaugural address, he appealed to the nation’s “better angels,” meaning the better aspects of our character, such as good sense and virtue. Seven score and sixteen years later, in the thick of the Trump presidency, historian Jon Meacham spoke to the battle for our better angels in The Soul of America. He recounts the disparities and triumphs of a nation founded on the declaration that all people are created equal and its unequal efforts to live up to that mighty truth.

Marcus Trapp 11/6/21 Marcus Trapp 11/6/21

How Leaders Can Do the Essential Work of Our Time

As we face into the growing climate crisis, we recognize that there is still work to do. What internal shifts can we make that will radiate into the world?

Marcus Trapp 11/1/21 Marcus Trapp 11/1/21

Shakuhachi Zen: The Lure of the Shakuhachi's Siren Song

Jeff Nytes recounts his Shakuhachi - and Zen - journey

Marcus Trapp 10/6/21 Marcus Trapp 10/6/21

What an Interconnected Universe Means for You as a Leader

In our interconnect universe, leaders are bring possible futures into the present moment. Here are 3 principles that will help turn those futures into reality.

Marcus Trapp 10/4/21 Marcus Trapp 10/4/21

I Don't Know

Andy Robins, a Zen Priest and ZL Instructor, shares his reflections on how, at times, not knowing the answer can be the best answer.

Marcus Trapp 9/6/21 Marcus Trapp 9/6/21

The Most Essential Leadership Skills And How Zen Reframes A Way To Master Them

Agility, creativity and other essential leadership skills are better cultivated through the mind-body unification of Zen practices.

Marcus Trapp 8/6/21 Marcus Trapp 8/6/21

If You Build It, Will They Come?

As leaders reimagine post-pandemic businesses and ways of working, resonance replaces wishful thinking in bringing vital honesty to: Build it and they will come.