Thoughts + Wonderings

Most year-end 1:1s feel rushed, stressful, or surface-level. Here’s a grounded, simple approach to making these conversations more human, more honest, and genuinely useful.

Giving feedback is one of the hardest parts of leadership—and one of the most important. This post explores how the Situation–Behavior–Impact–Intent/Inquire (SBII) framework helps you give feedback that’s specific, respectful, and real. Learn how to build trust, clarity, and growth through conversations that truly land.

Implementing AI isn’t just about learning a new tool, it’s about reimagining how we work. This post offers a simple, values-aligned pathway for AI implementation in organizations, blending the technical skills of using new tools with the adaptive leadership needed to evolve culture, workflows, and trust.

Feedback doesn’t happen in isolation—it lives in conversation, tension, and often, conflict. The Thomas Kilmann Instrument (TKI) helps us see how our natural responses to conflict—whether to lean in, step back, or smooth things over—shape the way we give and receive feedback. Understanding your style, and the style of others, can turn feedback from friction into growth.

By Ben Urmston · September 30, 2025 Not long ago, a team member came into my office visibly frustrated. As someone who loves aviation, it felt like a cockpit warning light had just blinked on. The issue? Our Search and Rescue (SAR) gear hadn’t been put back properly. On the surface, it was small. But underneath, it carried the weight of repeated breakdowns, unclear expectations, and a lot of unsaid frustration. We talked. He left. The moment passed. But something lingered. As

Why Slowing down can fuel your best ideas, reduce burnout, and make you more effective In today’s  attention economy , we’re told to move faster, consume more, and respond instantly. But our brains and bodies aren’t built for constant acceleration. They’re still running the “software” of our ancestors, designed for survival, not Slack notifications. At Eddyline, we take the pause seriously . Not because we’re lazy, but because science (and experience) shows that slowing down

By Aaron Nydam The teaching profession is and has always been demanding, but recent years have been particularly intense. Between the...

By Pat (PK) Kearney | Inspired by Ronald Heifetz’s Adaptive Leadership “Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is...