amandanstanleyJul 11, 20215 min readWatch 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...
amandanstanleyMar 7, 20215 min readLeading while human: A seven-part approach to failing forwardThere’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...
amandanstanleyMar 5, 20213 min readCake: An update on the burnout postThe thing about giving advice is that you can reliably expect the universe to provide you an opportunity to practice what you preach...
amandanstanleyMar 2, 20217 min read"Scratch!": What my son taught me about burnoutSomewhere between his age and mine, I developed a growing hesitancy to asking for what I need. It took finding myself in articles about burn
amandanstanleyJan 1, 20214 min readSkillful Neglect: A different kind of resolutionOn a recent weekend run with my two dogs, the hound stopped suddenly to sniff around a telephone poll and the leash, which was wrapped...
amandanstanleyDec 14, 20203 min readHow we rise: Lessons from failed biscuitsEvery member of my immediate family has different dietary needs. For many reasons, and for several years now, we tend to do our own thing...
amandanstanleyOct 14, 20204 min readThe Drop-InThe first thing most people notice when they see our backyard is the miniature skateboard park. We have an area near our back fence with...
amandanstanleyAug 9, 20204 min readWhy 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...
amandanstanleyAug 2, 20203 min readWhen the ground shifts: lessons from my treadmillDuring the coronavirus pandemic, I have limited my daily physical exercise to activities I can do outside or in my basement. Most...