http://www.consciouspolitics.com Executive Coaching for Leaders in Public Service Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:42:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This post from Seth Godin is a great reminder that now, in the middle of the mess of the financial crisis, is the time to be bold.  Godin writes: Whenever a business cycle starts to falter, the media start wringing their hands.  Then big businesses do, freelancers, entrepreneurs and soon everyone ... http://www.consciouspolitics.com/2008/09/28/creating-out-of-the-mess/ I have this almost unnatural enthusiasm for controlled burnings on public and private land so when I saw this post by Bob Cringely where he shows the parallels between the lack of controlled burnings and our current economic crisis I had to share it with you.  Here's an excerpt: In the early ... http://www.consciouspolitics.com/2008/09/27/we-dont-just-need-wild-fire-leadership/ In the corporate world there are a lot of examples of people thinking about careers in a new way. I often like to consider how these new ways of doing things may impact leaders politics. In the case of the new manga-style book Johnny Bunko: The Last Career ... http://www.consciouspolitics.com/2008/09/27/obama-johnny-bunko-the-last-career-guide-youll-ever-need/ Typically, we vote for a candidate based on how well the individual candidate will serve our interests. At the same time there is a call in the electorate for political leaders to be less partisan and to work together more effectively. There's a role voters can play in ... http://www.consciouspolitics.com/2006/11/01/a-new-paradigm-for-voting/ One of the things that I will continue to champion in this blog is the meeting of the public's yearning for authenticity and human connection. There is a tide changing in this country that is allowing for more vulnerability and openness about who we are and how we feel.  Increasingly pockets ... http://www.consciouspolitics.com/2006/10/11/the-tide-is-changing/ Yesterday, I was at the Social Security Administration office letting them know of my name change after my recent nuptuals! I came across a situation that I struggle with handling. I witnessed a woman abusing her children. Earlier in the week I had been wearing my Prevent Child Abuse blue ribbon ... http://www.consciouspolitics.com/2006/10/11/we-need-another-way/ As I sat down to write this morning after doing a survey of the news, I had a moment of questioning what I am up to with this blog.  With the war in Israel taking such center stage that the travesties in Baghdad are going unreported in our news, it ... http://www.consciouspolitics.com/2006/08/08/better-worse-faster/ The phrase "conscious politics" emerged for me after I listened to Patricia Aburdene speak about her book, Megatrends: The Rise of Conscious Capitalism in February 2006. It was delightful to me to think that there was so much momentum that had emerged around earth and human friendly ways of ... http://www.consciouspolitics.com/2006/07/31/why-conscious-politics/