Ever asked (wrestled with) these questions?

How might you lead—right here, right now—with greater intention?

In Lean, not everything can or should be designed upfront.

Every Lean transformation runs on a story. The script shapes the culture — and the culture shapes the results.

Lean isn’t just about removing waste or streamlining processes — it’s about asking why again and again.

Lean isn’t just a set of tools or checklists — it’s a posture.

How might you extend this invitation to another today?

What requires your attention today, this week, this month?

Is it time for an adjustment?

“If we are to live our lives fully and well, we must learn to embrace the opposites, to live in a creative tension between our limits and our potentials.” - Parker J. Palmer

Getting perspective can be tricky at times.

There are many things that can derail each of us. Internal and external factors seek to knock us off course. This will not be news to you.

Leadership takes place in a context. It involves relationships. Given that contexts are evolving and relationships are dynamic - one’s leadership needs to be treated as a craft, honed over time.

Take a moment today to pause and reflect.  You may want pen and paper.  A quiet place.  Space to think, hear, feel.

Curiosity sometimes feels light, whimsical, energising. Other times it seems draining. Curiosity fatigue sets in.  A solid dose of certainty would be nice.

To Consider the Context involves awareness of and hospitality toward multiple perspectives. When we neglect this, conversations and relationships fragment. A way to approach this differently is self-differentiation.

In any context there are systems. Systems comprised of variables that sometimes align and play nice, sometime rub each other the wrong way, sometimes try to hide or are ignored, and sometimes are not known or acknowledged.

The ‘Space Between’ is an image that can help orient us to the context in which we lead: it is a journey—day by day, moment by moment—of navigating this space from where we are to where we’d like to be.

Understanding scripts—the narratives or stories we form, carry with us, and draw from—is core to better thinking and stronger conversations.

You live in a space between. You lead in a space between. A creative space where you have options on how you will move from reality (where you are at today) to possibility (where you might like to be).