Elevate 2015: A Free (And Life-Changing) Event

robertequinn–elevate 2015–October 29, 2015

No matter our job role, no matter our position, we all have the opportunity to do a little better. All […]

An Elusive Key to Positive Change

robertequinn–discipline, personal accountability, positive change–October 28, 2015

In the conventional literature on leadership, teaching and consulting the emphasis is on expertise (knowledge and skills). The most important variable is entirely ignored

Becoming Bilingual

robertequinn–becoming bilingual, the positive organization–October 27, 2015

The conventional mental map is not our only choice. The positive mental map offers the language of possibility. Most people […]

A Golden Opportunity

robertequinn–potential, purpose, transactional exchange–October 26, 2015

Discovering, articulating, acting upon and continually clarifying purpose is a rare skill that defines positive leaders.

The Caring of Real Leaders

robertequinn–leadership, personal accountability, positive organizing–October 23, 2015

For a wide range of reasons, people like me can feel left out. We will then define others as problems. Usually we are not sophisticated enough to free ourselves of our own broken assumptions.

A Framework of Organizational Tensions

robertequinn–positive opposites, tensions, the positive organization–October 22, 2015

In building a positive organization, the first challenge is to see the organization not as a static entity, but as […]

The $110,000 Slide

robertequinn–culture change, leadership, mental maps–October 21, 2015

They explain to me that people in organizations make assumptions and their behavior follows their assumptions. So, if you cannot change the assumptions they make, that is, their mental maps, then their behavior will not change and any proposed innovation will fail.

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