leland franklin
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"Absorb what is useful,
discard what is not,
add what is uniquely your own."

​- Bruce Lee
"Kensho" means a moment of insight along the journey.  This notebook is a collection of my lessons, insights, and mistakes.
  • The Gifts of the Human Web
  • On Turning 40

Onboarding new employees: the two most valuable strategies I've learned

Living into questions

Favorite poems
+Oriah Mountain Dreamer

Favorite Parables
We'll see
Knowing where to tap

Gaining perspective
  • Don't believe everything you think
  • We see things as we are, not as they are
  • It's all invented
  • Life is happening for you, not to you
  • ​Leadership is about attitude, not position
  • You're exactly where you're meant to be
  • ​We have a hard time seeing ourselves
  • The beauty of imperfection
Apparent paradoxes
  • Hustle and surrender
  • Striving and self-acceptance
  • Meditating and not trying to get anywhere
  • What is here now when there is no problem to solve?
Being more present
  • Your most valuable resource is your attention
  • Living into better questions
Continuous learning
  • Growth mindset
  • You can't change what you're not aware of
  • Strive to be a good-ish person
Living more authentically
  • ​​You are not your resume
  • What are your narratives, stories, and beliefs?  And how do you let go
  • Different types of wealth
Personal journey
  • Goal: Don't get any A's in business school​
  • I am not my skin: my journey of terrible acne and why I wouldn't change a thing
Freedom, courage, and choice
  • ​​How I coach people smarter than I am
  • What game are you playing?
  • We are meaning making machines
  • Superstition & the bowling ball
  • Being in the arena
Redefining leadership
  • ​Invitational leadership
  • Lead better by asking increasingly better questions
  • Being curious over being right
  • Embracing the unknown
Better thinking
  • Decision making
Connection
  • The gifts of the human web

Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames. Rumi
© 2025 Leland Franklin – All Rights Reserved
  • welcome
  • about
  • impact