by Tony Zampella | Aug 31, 2026 | Communication, Leadership
If you had to identify one human capacity that makes each of the following possible, what would it be? Engineering a cityExecuting a business strategyProducing offspringRunning a marathonPlaying in a jazz quartet The answer may not be obvious. These activities seem to...
by Tony Zampella | Mar 12, 2026 | Wisdom
In the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Sacred Ground,” Captain Kathryn Janeway—a trained scientist with a background in quantum cosmology and a former chief science officer—faces a crisis she cannot solve through conventional means. When crewmember Kes is rendered...
by Tony Zampella | Jun 6, 2022 | Practice
About six years ago, I noticed a shift in my coaching practice. People were coming to their sessions more fragmented and with heavier loads. I also noticed that it took a little longer to get into each session. Since then, two comments I often hear at the end of...
by Tony Zampella | Feb 10, 2020 | Practice
Have you ever attended a seminar that offered prescriptive behaviors to adopt, processes to implement and content to remember? I recently had this experience. What’s missing from this scenario depends somewhat on our expectations of learning and, more importantly, our...
