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Grounded In Presence And Absence: Zen Leadership For A World In Chaos
Grounding in presence helps leaders face a world of chaos. Further grounding in absence enables them to be a resilient, compassionate and wise presence in its whirl.

Leadership Strategies For Facing Distraction, Disruption And Destruction
From a place of centeredness and wholeness, connected to what’s true and agile in their means, leaders can access the resourcefulness and resilience to face this time.

How You Can Use Thought Strategically—So Thought Doesn’t Use You
We can either use thought strategically to realize heartfelt intents or we can be used by habits of thought to separate from the present moment, causing problems for ourselves and others.

Three “Downs” to be Up for These Times
Ginny Whitelaw talks about the revelations of our tumultuous times and shares ways to be "up" for the tasks at hand.