Leaders Let Go of Control
At the heart of the conventional mental map is the assumption of knowing. An expert solves a technical problem by […]
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Positive Influence Up and Across the Organization
If we want to positively influence our leaders or peers we need to do what they and others are afraid to do. We have to have the courage to put the collective good ahead of our ego needs. Doing so is the essence of leadership.
A Shocking Illustration of Taking a Life Statement Seriously
We are free in any situation to focus our attention as we see fit. In the short run, how we […]
What Ghandi Teaches us About the Emergent Process
Near the end of the 1982 film Gandhi, there is a scene that captures the emergent process. Gandhi announces that […]
Life Statements and Personal Transformation
On Friday my positive passage ended with my daughter, Shauri, starting to write a life statement. By the end of the […]
Writing a Life Statement
I continued: “There is another reason for rewriting. People think that values are permanent, like cement. Clear values can stabilize us, yet they are not cement, they need to evolve. Each time we face a new situation and reinterpret our values they change just a little bit. Rewriting a statement like this one allows us to integrate what we have learned and how we have developed into our values. Hence our values also evolve with us. We co-create each other.
Commitment to the Collective
Many people have difficulty with the notion of commitment to the collective purpose. Operating from the self-interested assumptions of the […]
Small, Positive Practices and Big, Positive Outcomes
When managers create their own positive practices, they are more likely to take action. It is crucial to remember that we all fear leading. We all need to be both inspired and supported.
Excellence is Episodic
Since excellence is almost always an episodic rather than a permanent condition, most people correctly believe that they are not […]
Expertise and the Paradox of Power
There is a great paradox which cannot be understood or resolved by fear-based, conventional logic. Yet resolving it is a key to positive leadership.