Problem Solving Institute

Chattanooga, save the date!

By popular demand, I’m bringing the full three-day Dare to Lead™ program back to Chattanooga, Tennessee, February 23–25, 2027!

Three days to step away from the daily noise and strengthen the skills required for courageous leadership: vulnerability, trust, values, difficult conversations, resilience, and meaningful accountability.

And because leadership development is becoming increasingly difficult for individuals and smaller organizations to afford, I’m bringing this program back at my 2024 pricing!

Registration details are coming soon. For now, save the dates—and tag someone you’d want beside you for these three days.

February 23–25, 2027
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Three days. Real skills. Real conversations. Courageous leadership. 💪🏽❤️

Extending Empathy: Do I have to care or even like you? — Problem Solving Institute At a conference recently, someone asked me a question that I noticed made the room a bit uncomfortable: "Do you actually need to care about someone to empathize with them?" My answer surprised a few people. No. At least not in the way most people mean "care." I think we'v