About The Open Space
We all navigate the workplace with our own mix of backgrounds, work styles, priorities, and pressures.
Even when we’re in the same meeting or conversation, we don’t experience it the same way. What feels clear to one person can feel confusing—or even threatening—to another.
We want to stay open to each other’s realities. We try to assume positive intent. But when someone’s actions or reactions don’t make sense to us, that’s easier said than done.
The Open Space builds the skills that keep us strong in complex times: perspective-taking, empathy, and staying level-headed under pressure.
Each serial entry offers:
Two distinct voices or interpretations of the same situation
A concise insight, question, or prompt designed to help you explore the complexity of human interactions
Why subscribe?
Because leadership—and healthy workplaces—depend on more than shared goals. They depend on our willingness to recognize that we’re not all living the same story, even when we’re in the same room.
Each Monday & Friday (to open and close the week), The Open Space will land in your inbox with a short, powerful, entertaining reflection that helps you pause, zoom out, and get curious about what’s really going on beneath the surface.
If you want to help yourself and your team thrive when tensions are high, The Open Space is for you.
