Archive - The Messy Middle by Ellen Jackson

The Power We Don’t Talk About

Why noticing power is essential to creating change

Jul 6 •

June 2025

The Lens We Don’t Know We’re Looking Through

Why our assumptions shape more than our strategies

Jun 29 •

Same Words, Different Worlds

Why the biggest barriers to change might be invisible patterns, not broken parts

Jun 22 •

How Change Really Happens

Stop trying to control the outcome

Jun 15 •

Stay in Your Lane (and Other Myths)

Reflections on change, complexity, and why it’s rarely just about the person

Jun 8 •

February 2025

The Power of Why

Purpose-Aligned Leadership in the Spotlight

Feb 2 •

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January 2025

The 2025 Purpose Odyssey

Part 1 in a 'How To' Guide for Elevating Lives, Leadership and Communities

Jan 21 •

December 2024

Embracing Antifragility for 2025

2024 reviewed. 2/5⭐s Could do better.

Dec 29, 2024 •

November 2024

A Year in 49 Words

Saying big things quickly

Nov 19, 2024 •

October 2024

On trying, and failing...

Feedback, flaws and the discomfort of change

Oct 9, 2024 •

September 2024

Why everything you know about motivation is wrong

And a great example of how to get it right...

Sep 19, 2024 •

July 2024

Empowering Communities One Leader at a Time

Muddling through context shifts, community capital and leadership for the future

Jul 30, 2024 •

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