The Numina Blog
How a Transcendent Experience Makes a More Brilliant CEO
Trying to connect… No matter how much they pride themselves on being data-driven, most CEOs are visionaries as well. Vision is about seeing what is not yet manifest. We can admire it in our mentors, witness it in case studies, eulogize it in popular culture, but the...
2 Powerful Insights You Can Learn from the Villains in Your World
Most leaders we see have a sense that they have more to give, that some portion of their energy or creativity is getting absorbed in unproductive concerns. We use shadow work as a way to expose where those energy sucks might be and clarify them. Here is a way you can...
How To Burst Your Bubble To Discover a New World of Opportunities
Few things are more gratifying than to witness a client or a friend shatter an assumption that was holding them back. For example, the CEO who believed his board Chair would never allow him to make a bold acquisition, the coach who wouldn’t have considered approaching...
Lighten Up and Discover the Joy and Perks of the Happy Leader
Today’s post may seem like a simple message but it never ceases to amaze me how often it turns out to be crucial for the most successful leaders. How often have you seen a person in a position of power—a CEO, a team leader, even head of a household, or parent—carrying...
Why Burnout May Be the Greatest Risk We Are Facing in 2024
Overwhelmed, fatigued, and emotionally drained. Persistent stress. At one time or another, most of us have felt burnout to some extent. I know I have. It gets me in the night. When all that I am dealing with seems too much, I don’t sleep easily. I am too anxious to...
The Inclusion Revolution: How and When to Make Your Marginal Voices Matter
Sometimes I get asked to do an exit interview with a disgruntled departing employee. It is always tragic to see the loss of good talent that couldn’t find a fit. For example, while the boss felt the person was more disruptive than productive, the departing employee...
David Lesser
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David is a social entrepreneur who believes the best way to change the world is to empower people to be more fully themselves. He has guided people and organizations through crucial transitions for over 35 years, acting as coach and confidant to CEOs and senior executives aspiring to the highest levels of personal growth.