in the wild
Lutheran C-SPAN
Ten days on a convention floor, missed opportunities, and belonging, gratitude, curiosity, and joy in the margins
My Year of No.
What I learned when I stopped saying "yes" to everything
Tenet Round-up: The JOY Issue 📰
Oddball Leadership is marked by four core values: belonging, gratitude, curiosity, and joy. Here's a round-up of past posts based on each value. And — if you're ready to level up your leadership skills — there are some open-ended questions at the end of the post
Tenet Round-up: The Curiosity Issue 📰
A round-up of content about the importance of curiosity in the every day life of an Oddball Leader.
Tenet Round-up: The Gratitude Issue 📰
A round-up of content about the importance of expressing gratitude as an Oddball Leader.
Tenet Round-up: The Belonging Issue 📰
A round-up of content about the most important value of Oddball Leadership.
Check the Box? Or Change the Culture?
What performance review season — and your team — actually requires.
The Oddball's Guide to Leading the Chronically Unenthused and/or Offended™️
A field guide to leading and working with people who definitely didn't ask for this
Spotted in San Diego: Oddball Leaders everywhere
I went to AFP ICON looking for practical takeaways and networking opportunities. I found the whole Oddball Leadership movement instead.
The Dungeon Master's Guide to Leading People
Spoiler alert: It's OddballLeadership.com LOL
Launch with Joy
A leadership lesson from outer space (and sung directly — and loudly — into a marshmallow skewer)
On pizza parties and crystal clocks
Gratitude is meaningless without the actions to back it up.
A serious case for inviting whimsy
Sometimes you need to combat the beige, joyless vacuum of a cubicle farm.