One of a series Keith Yamashita If you are someone who has been through trauma — the loss of a loved one, a tough diagnosis, a marriage or relationship that slowly went bad, a devastating economic loss or hardship, a split-second life-changing event — the early days of COVID-19 may…

Birth is certain. Death is certain. The time between is a series of choices in how we spend our days. What happens when something bad happens, and you have to recover? A moment of renewal. I’m here in this moment, and maybe you are, too. — When you cannot go above or below, the only way is through. This past year has…

There you stand. Seemingly on stable ground. And then the world shifts. You are untethered. It takes effort, but you stabilize yourself and your team. And then the world shifts around you, yet again. This is leadership. As leaders, how do we need to be? As we come to the mindful realization that we control very little, and…

In this moment, post 2016 election, it’s a fragile time. For those of us who lead companies and organizations, you have a double thing to cope with—your own personal reaction, and the reaction of your teams. For those companies who are filled with employees who wanted this president-elect, the task…