Personal and professional leadership habits at the nexus of lean and zen. Welcome to The Simple Leader. Initially I worked with traditional editors and publishers, but soon became disgruntled with that process.

Tea Uncomplicated The Simple Leaf Blog. Uncle Madan and his wife Rita had been our guests in Calcutta only a few days earlier, doing some last minute shopping for an upcoming trip to Europe. Our thoughts are with Rita, Sanyog and the extended Tamang family as they grieve this sudden, tragic loss. The photo above was taken at our Darjeeling home in 2006. More about Madan Tamang here.

Posted on Jul 29, 2015. Another hike that we crossed off our summer bucket list recently was Jefferson Park. Posted on Jul 27, 2015. At the start of summer, Andrew and I sat down at our kitchen table and made a bucket list of sorts. Posted on Jul 20, 2015. While I love blogging as a means to store some of my memories, it always takes a backseat to the actual.

Sunday, October 21, 2012. Tuesday, August 14, 2012. Not too long ago, Shane and I caught Kina Grannis in Denver. She was fantastic, talented, gracious and we were totally smitten. Sunday, August 5, 2012. Micah turned 3 on Friday. We fed him all of his favorite foods. He almost always wakes up fro.

Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Not as much as my brain says I have. This was what it looked like when I was done. I just love her! I have .