Readings

This post captures an action plan following "the Death and Life of the Green Building Movement" summit from SoRD September 20, 2025. Let's get to work.

At Maypop Grove, we don’t just teach leadership—we practice it through every decision, design, and delivery. Our new Code of Practice reveals how we hold space, honor reflection, and anchor our programs in lived expertise. It’s not a policy. It’s a daily guide—for ourselves, and maybe for you too.

Like everyone, we are working through how generative AI can help.  It hasn’t been about making the tools work the way we want to, it’s been about balancing the use of tools with maintaining vigilant ownership over what the tools help us produce. 

JD-Lan Su Yuan in Portland From the Conference Room to the Garden Gate I left Living Future 25 with a head full of systems, urgency, and...

Still trying to “make the case” for sustainability? Maybe it’s not a messaging problem—it’s a resistance system. A sharp, honest look at why good leaders keep repeating themselves and how to move forward with clarity.

Sustainability isn’t complex—it’s legacy + longevity. Can you be proud of it? Can you keep doing it? If not, it’s not sustainable. A candid take for senior leaders ready to lead with courage, not jargon.

This closing reflection weaves together eight core dimensions of leadership—strategy, complexity, resilience, and more—into a powerful call to lead with clarity, integrity, and regenerative impact. A capstone for those ready to lead forward.

Want to drive real change? Use the Press Release Tactic to communicate transformation as if it has already happened—creating alignment, buy-in, and execution clarity.

Great leaders don’t micromanage—but they don’t operate blindly either. Learn how to stay informed, track execution health, and maintain leadership visibility without slowing teams down.

Execution isn’t just delegation—it’s a leadership responsibility. Learn how to manage teams, tasks, and priorities for high-impact delivery.

Leadership isn’t just about formal authority—it’s about navigating influence. Learn how to map stakeholder complexity, balance power, and make decisions that move organizations forward.

Great leaders don’t ignore emotions—they harness them. Learn how to leverage emotional intelligence as a leadership tool to drive clarity, trust, and influence.