"You're not really leadership material." Feeling like a fraud is one of the most common experiences leaders can have. It's a sensation that, at any moment, your community or organization will realize you're not qualified, prepared, or otherwise capable of leading.
Read MoreIt can feel as though every decision in life and work requires a quick, and perfect action. The urgency of a faltering organization or difficult project can cause oscillation between full-bodied determination and desperate resignation. When the pressures of crushing social problems and uncertain politics compound that stress, it is common to feel
Read MoreI can see the fear in my students eyes sometimes, as if it was written in cartoon bubbles. A sense of desperation stemming from a deep-seated fear that maybe there is no other way. That maybe the enormously unsatisfied pit in their stomach is un-healable. That selfishness, greed, and injustice are inevitable.
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