SacredLeadership Blog

The Los Angeles Times (http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-detainees8-2008oct08,0,6181295.story) reported today that two American citizens were held in military jails inside the United States.  The men were interrogated by the CIA and Defense Intellignece Agency, repeatedly denied access to attorneys and mail and allowed no contact with anyone other than guards and their interrogators.  These two citizens were held […]

I was shocked, but not surprised, to read the following headline in the Wall Street Journal today (February 9, 2008) “CIA Likely Let Contractors Perform Waterboarding”.  Over the past several weeks we have heard the U.S. Attorney General testify that, if done to him, he would consider waterboarding toture but he wasn’t sure if it […]

I can’t believe our “leaders” have agreed on the this economic stimulus package.  It is just a transfer of money from those making under $95,000 to those making less.  What do we as taxpayers and a society get for our money. NOTHING!  A few people will pay their bills, some will save but most will […]

My 89 year old mother recently sufferred heart failure with complications from pneumonia.  Our experience in the hospital provided another example of good people losing sight of their sacred mission.
My mother received the best medical care in that the symptoms were treated, the heart failure was mitigated and the pneumonia was cured. For that we are […]

A colleague and I were recently discussing the need to build a “holding space” to maintain the energy and connection to purpose that is essential to the work of the Sacred Leader. This “holding space” is probably different for different individuals and different groups but it is a requirment for the hard work we face […]

The recent tragic bridge collapse in Minneapolis highlights just how far our government has drifted from its purpose of serving the common good.  Can we, as citizens, use this tragedy to help our elected officials at all levels of government reconnect with their sacred purpose of serving the common good?
So many seemed shocked by the […]

Over the past several months I have been thinking a great deal about dreaming.  What reallly hit me was a young high school honors student who said, “I don’t really have any dreams, I don’t believe dreams can come true.”  I was saddened when I heard this.
Dreams, aspirations or whatever you want to call them, […]

I have had a wonderful month of learning and sharing.  I spent a week back east in a workshop with Otto Scharmer studying U-Theory in depth.  (See my January 27, 2007 post) It was a wonderful group of particpants from around the globe, all with an interest in serving the common good.
I then spent a […]

One of the basic principles of Sacred Leadership is service to the “common good”.  Several readers have expressed skepticism about this concept of the “common good”.  They doubt that, in today’s world, we can ever come to an agreement about what constitutes the “common good” let alone work together to serve it.  I certainly understand that […]

This is the first in a series of video clips from an interview conducted by Scott Marvel.  Scott wanted to capture my thoughts on a wide variety of issues related to Sacred Leadership. 
In this video I discuss the application of Sacred Leadership to the family. My point is that each of us can be a Sacred Leader […]