What might it look like to treat the late majority in your community as the sages of your change effort? To seek their counsel before a plan is finalized—to design with them rather than defend against them? 

The integrity between what we say and what we do, that gap I noticed as an aspiring leader (the one that made me a gadfly in someone else's estimation), is exactly what the late majority are paying attention to. They’ve seen that gap before. Some have fallen into it. Many have been harmed by it.

Imagine what’s possible when we stop seeing the late majority as the people we need to move, and start seeing them as the reason we can all move together.

A collaborative post with Lori Cohen and Tamisha Williams

Lessons from the natural world pervade the work that we do. We see our experiences and ways of working and being as inseparable from the seasons and what they offer. In a recent conversation, we (Lori and Tamisha) discussed the fullness of peonies and the purposeful incubation of potatoes. We recognized that just as school years, seasons, times of life end and begin anew, so, too, do we have the opportunity to celebrate buds, blooms, growth, regeneration, and the stunning impermanence that increases our capacity for growth, gratitude, and trust. We wanted to share this wisdom with you jointly, and invite you to consider the metaphors that support you this season, too.

What might be possible if we access our body and soul in our leadership?

I want to practice more optimism, to build messy sacred community.

What do you do when no one is watching?