Good question!

This week I’m exploring some lessons I learned from my friend, mentor, and coach, Dr. Danny Friedland, who passed away 18 months ago after a year-long battle with brain cancer. Danny wrote the brilliant book Leading Well from Within.

One of Danny’s big ideas was around the process of self-coaching. He believed leadership is mainly about the capacity to coach others to coach themselves so they … continue reading

1: How does meaningful change actually happen in our lives?

Dr. Daniel Friedland, author of Leading Well from Within, believes we can learn to coach ourselves so we can rise through powerful cycles of continual learning and growth.

Think back on a time when we experienced a meaningful change.

Often, change begins with an experience. Something happens. Perhaps it’s an event. A significant event. Maybe it’s a comment someone … continue reading

So, what exactly is leadership anyway?

Let’s agree to skip the boring text book definitions.  In one ear, out the other…

Not management.  Not being a manager.  That’s an important skill.  But, management is not leadership.

Ready?  

Leadership is about the ability to influence others.

I like it because it’s simple.  And true.  Think about it at a gut level.  Who do you consider a leader and why?  Think of a … continue reading

Last week RiseWithDrew addressed a lot of theory.  Interesting, powerful, thought-provoking theory!  But theory, nonetheless.

This week we’re looking at putting some of the concepts from Dr. Daniel Friedland, author of Leading Well from Within, into action.

1: Be present.

2: Show up.  Don’t shut down.

3: Scary times = growth.

4: “The Infinite Curriculum:” Experience. Reflection. Action. Repeat.  

5: Pursuing relationships over efficiency.

In the aftermath of the horrific killing … continue reading

How does meaningful change actually happen in our lives?

I’ve been exploring this question with my coach, Dr. Daniel Friedland, author of Leading Well  from Within.

Danny has been leading me through a process of self-coaching. I’ve come to appreciate that  leadership is largely the capacity to coach others to coach themselves so they can rise through  powerful cycles of continual learning and growth (aka Active Learning Cycles).

It’s inspiring to … continue reading