Compass, Kraken, Captain: A Leadership Tool
Compass, Kraken, Captain. Consider it the leadership version of High, Low, Hero. Whether you are breaking the ice with a new team,...
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Nicholas Fair Nowak
- Jun 7
- 1 min
Perfect Fires Everywhere
In 122 words, this is what kids have taught me about life and leadership. Hungry minds find food. It’s safest to stay inside on a rainy...
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- May 9
- 9 min
Forget Work-Life Balance and Sustain Alignment
Balance v. Alignment While on parental leave for my newborn son, I realized the futility of pursuing “work-life balance.” I’m not against...
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- Jan 7
- 3 min
First, The Rain Must Fall
Three lessons learned and three leadership challenges My first piece of 2023 might be my shortest. New years come with a lot of noise, so...
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- Nov 10, 2022
- 3 min
How to Turn Your Front Door into Heaven's Gate
Most days of the week, you probably walk through a doorway. Or a threshold, sans door. Some thresholds are more significant than others,...
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- Oct 17, 2022
- 2 min
The Discipline of Getting What You Want
What do you want? And do you have the discipline to achieve it? What do I want? A dangerous question. Sometimes, it leads to shortcuts...
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- Mar 29, 2022
- 6 min
Three Free Lessons to the Boy I Used to Be
“Ooh La La” by Faces is one of my favorite songs. Its chorus always warms me with nostalgia and the smell of pine trees on a summer...
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- Feb 16, 2022
- 8 min
How Everyday People Can Change the World and Love Doing It
Three ways anyone can do good and feel good You’re committed. You are going to break the man box, that unwritten code that dictates the...
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- Nov 2, 2021
- 1 min
Meaningful Equity Requires Meaningful Loss
Meaningful equity requires meaningful loss. How do we become convinced that the elevation of others is worth the lowering of ourselves?...
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- May 27, 2021
- 1 min
Projectile Poop and the Meaning of Life
Here’s an attempt to explain how becoming a parent changes everything. I was on the mid-morning shift with my three-week old daughter, so...
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- Apr 19, 2021
- 1 min
The Rising Sun Project: Inspiration, Failure, and Eternal Light
A failed letter to my daughter and the fine line between lost and love. (7 minute Read)
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- Feb 23, 2021
- 1 min
Ode to Ruining the Moment (And Finding Treasure)
It’s wonderful to capture a moment with a picture but more common to ruin one. Here’s an example. (3 minute Read)
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- Oct 17, 2020
- 1 min
Dear English Teacher (And Teachers Everywhere)
Photo by Suzy Hazelwood from Pexels A letter to my high school English teacher – and to teachers everywhere. Dear English Teacher
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- Jul 10, 2020
- 1 min
Thoughts from a White Dude Holding a Black Lives Matter Sign
Photo by Gabe Pierce on Unsplash A Black Lives Matter sign walks into the bar. The bartender says...
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- Jun 25, 2020
- 1 min
Be Fierce
Letting life out of the box with two words from Tony Hoagland.
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- Jun 8, 2020
- 1 min
Racism Doesn't Go on Vacation: Three Antiracist Books to Start Your Summer Reading
Here are three titles that serve as a terrific starting point for those who want to build foundational knowledge and a fire under their...
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- May 11, 2020
- 1 min
We Will Get Through This: Big Lessons from a Small Town Police Chief
Can we Americans face this challenge and overcome it together? Historically speaking, yes we can, but we’ll have to remember a few things.
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- May 2, 2020
- 1 min
How to Feel Good at the End of Each Day
How we can share our worst, give our best, and end up feeling positive.
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