This is a followup to my recent post, “Manager questions vs. Explorer questions.” While at the Whitney Portals in California I was...

For some time I had been wondering about and researching whether there was ever a training school for would-be Explorers. I first...

Next week I'll be joining my team again for our annual pilgrimage to the Death Valley , otherwise known as "The World's Toughest Foot...

I’ve seen more than one news story recently where experienced hikers have stumbled off cliffs while giving full attention to their GPS...

In three weeks I'll be joining my team again for our annual pilgrimage to the Badwater Ultramarathon, otherwise known as "The World's...

Is your organization ready to grow? Develop an Explorer's sense of curious adventure and free your organization from the status quo.

Staying + Tenacity = Stenacity. I've just completed my 2014 annual pilgrimage to the Death Valley Badwater Ultramarathon, otherwise known...

Have I mentioned it’s dangerous to commission an Explorer? Explorers aren’t often burdened with being socially correct or politically...

This is the first leg of a six-part journey through ExPLORE℠, our powerful, proprietary Expedition framework. ExPLORE℠ blends...

This week I found the principles of Exploration at work in a kitchen. Not exactly what I expected to find while attending the...

What does your decor say about you? On assignment in Macau, the St. Paul ruins of Mater Dei remind us of what we leave behind.

Are you an Explorer or a Settler? As I neared the conclusion of an exciting Expedition for which the Exploration Group had been...

We see it in their eyes. Excitement is a phrase for something that is real when The Exploration Group starts a new expedition. The...

I sit in anticipation. It is the moment before. I have been here many times, and I can’t wait. What is the moment before? It is a moment...

Listening is a critical skill for an Explorer. It’s so important, our ExPLORE methodology includes it as an integral process phase called...

As leaders, how we handle disruption and discord can become the measure of our success.

In January each year, I clean the slate for a new beginning. It involves getting a new calendar, setting goals for the year and thinking...

While doing some routine computer updates to kick off my year, I managed to wipe out my entire calendar. Not only did I release my...

Is it possible for explorers to get stuck in the doldrums? You bet, especially when life’s waters are calm. Yet the doldrums give us us a...

I recently received an email from someone asking for advice. It’s someone who is beginning to discover the explorer in themselves....