Conscious Pause

This post is the fifth in a series of ten that are currently being featured on LinkedIn in honor of the Crossland Group’s 25th Anniversary. A few years ago while on a much-too-short and much-too-full vacation, I started thinking about the shortcomings of traditional “time off” from work. Short breaks often become full of “should […]

Tending to Grief

This post is the fourth in a series of ten that are currently being featured on LinkedIn in honor of the Crossland Group’s 25th Anniversary. Grief first entered my life in the form of “anticipatory loss.” As a first-time parent I had recurring dreams about my young child dying. As a young mom who had […]

Change From Within

This post is the third in a series of ten that are currently being featured on LinkedIn in honor of the Crossland Group’s 25th Anniversary. People are at the center of our work. They come from all walks of life, carrying different assumptions, life experiences, biases, sufferings, and hopes that play out in and outside […]

The Art of Reinvention

This post is the first in a series of ten that are currently being featured on LinkedIn in honor of the Crossland Group’s 25th Anniversary. It’s been so gratifying for our team to reflect back on Crossland’s twenty-five years of illuminating truth, disrupting systems, and choosing curiosity over comfort. The real story lies in how […]

Conscious Leadership

This post is the second in a series of ten that are currently being featured on LinkedIn in honor of the Crossland Group’s 25th Anniversary. Many pundits say that “leadership is not just a title” and, at Crossland, we agree. Leadership is a journey—one of growth and service that’s rooted in values and action. For […]

Throw Out Your Org Chart

This post is the tenth and final post in a series that is currently being featured on LinkedIn in honor of the Crossland Group’s 25th Anniversary. In The Fifth Book of Peace, author Maxine Hong Kingston writes, “In a time of destruction, create something.” My colleagues and I believe that there is no better time […]

Re-Thinking Time

This post is the eighth in a series of ten that are currently being featured on LinkedIn in honor of the Crossland Group’s 25th Anniversary. Back in 2021, amid the complex tide of change brought about by the global pandemic, our team began having many conversations about how we individually and collectively spend our time–both […]

No Strategy Without Implementation

This post is the sixth in a series of ten that are currently being featured on LinkedIn in honor of the Crossland Group’s 25th Anniversary. “Vision without execution is hallucination.” With origins dating back to an ancient Japanese proverb, this quotation by Thomas Edison has particular meaning for our organization. About fifteen years ago, while […]

Courage to Say “No” to Work

This post is the ninth in a series of ten that are currently being featured on LinkedIn in honor of the Crossland Group’s 25th Anniversary. Like most leaders of young organizations, when I first started the Crossland Group, I didn’t feel like I could be discerning about the work we were taking on. In our […]

Bringing People Together With Purpose

This post is the tenth and final post in a series that is currently being featured on LinkedIn in honor of the Crossland Group’s 25th Anniversary. In The Fifth Book of Peace, author Maxine Hong Kingston writes, “In a time of destruction, create something.” My colleagues and I believe that there is no better time […]