by Dr. Chris Johnson | Aug 1, 2026 | Embodied Leadership, Learning, Mindfulness
This summer the USA turned 250. Given the degree of unsettledness, disruption, and chaos that continues to escalate, I wasn’t sure how to best participate in any sort of celebration or what to pay attention...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Jul 1, 2026 | Consciousness, Mindfulness, Practice
Back in the spring of 1992, I went on a girl’s trip to Czechoslovakia and had a history lesson. Just three years prior, in 1989, Vaclav Havel, a playwright and activist who wrote widely about the challenges of the communist reign,...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Jun 1, 2026 | Consciousness, Embodied Leadership, Mindfulness
I’ve been sitting with a question for these past few months. What will really help leaders? I set out earlier this year to listen to the voices of those who are leading in this era of accelerating complexity. (Still In It is the report and you can...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | May 1, 2026 | Mindfulness, Practice, Purpose, Resilience
At the tail end of our Grand Canyon trip, we were at Dick’s Last Resort for breakfast in Las Vegas. If you know the Chicago location of this restaurant chain, you know the vibe: irreverent, a little zany, servers who roast you with a wink and a smile. I was...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Apr 1, 2026 | Embodied Leadership, Learning, Mindfulness, Practice
A few months ago I set out to listen. Not to gather data in the research sense, not to build a case for anything in particular, but to listen to what the leaders I respect most are carrying right now. I reached out to twenty-two of them. Founders, CEOs, executive...
