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Watch for Fallen Rocks: How working with fear strengthens your leadership practice
The first time I saw it I was on an elementary school field trip. Squeezed in a dark green sticky L-shaped seat next to a kid I didn’t...
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Jul 11, 20215 min read


Leading while human: A seven-part approach to failing forward
There’s a lot of hype about failing fast and how companies and people who do are inevitably better at innovation. I’d like to offer...
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Mar 7, 20215 min read


Cake: An update on the burnout post
The thing about giving advice is that you can reliably expect the universe to provide you an opportunity to practice what you preach...
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Mar 5, 20213 min read


"Scratch!": What my son taught me about burnout
Somewhere between his age and mine, I developed a growing hesitancy to asking for what I need. It took finding myself in articles about burn
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Mar 2, 20217 min read


Skillful Neglect: A different kind of resolution
On a recent weekend run with my two dogs, the hound stopped suddenly to sniff around a telephone poll and the leash, which was wrapped...
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Jan 1, 20214 min read


How we rise: Lessons from failed biscuits
Every member of my immediate family has different dietary needs. For many reasons, and for several years now, we tend to do our own thing...
amandanstanley
Dec 14, 20203 min read


The Drop-In
The first thing most people notice when they see our backyard is the miniature skateboard park. We have an area near our back fence with...
amandanstanley
Oct 14, 20204 min read


Why Morpheus keeps moving: lessons from an old horse
“I have never ridden a horse” was a go-to for me in two truths and a lie, because at my age and in my part of Virginia, it always worked...
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Aug 9, 20204 min read


When the ground shifts: lessons from my treadmill
During the coronavirus pandemic, I have limited my daily physical exercise to activities I can do outside or in my basement. Most...
amandanstanley
Aug 2, 20203 min read
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