Archive for category: Bio-Social Nature

Lessons from TEDxCalgary

Lessons from TEDxCalgary

1 / May 3, 2010 7:30 am

TED.com has exploded in popularity as an online place to hear and see ideas from really interesting people from the around the world. Now that TED.com has licensed their name to encourage independent TED-like conferences, us locals can also participate [...]

Breathing in Combat

1 / February 20, 2010 8:21 pm

Last week I held a very basic self-defense workshop for the City of Calgary Waterworks division. Now some of you might be wondering why a leadership coach / consultant would teach a self-defense course. First of all, it’s fun, but [...]

Does “being present” lead to evil?

1 / October 6, 2009 5:55 pm

Here is something that makes the Holocaust possible: “Another factor that reduces self-control and fosters the crossing of moral boundaries is a certain kind of mental state. This state is marked by a very concrete narrow, rigid way of thinking, [...]

Are you an adaptive leader?

Are you an adaptive leader?

0 / October 5, 2009 11:41 am

I would answer, “Well of course, I’m a flexible and adaptable person,” and be done with the question. But what if being an adaptive leader is a continuous struggle to help oneself and the group meet complex life challenges that [...]

The True Believer

The True Believer

1 / June 30, 2009 10:36 pm

Here is a short , but deeply personal expression of Diane Benscoter describing her experience of being inside a cult. One might easily dismiss anyone who once was in a cult, but when she admits to knowing the appeal of [...]