Putting Your Culture Into Perspective
There are many stories that illustrate what is important in life. The moral of many is that what we think […]
An Unconventional Path
A phone call came from a woman who holds an influential administrative position and is also president of her professional […]
A Team that Learns from Excellence
The culture trains us to learn from the middle and left side of the normal curve, that is, from normal […]
Entering a Room
Sometimes there is much to be learned from a very short story. Here is such an account. It was told […]
Becoming a Great Leader
The following is an account I share often. I believe it is an illustration of a practice that any person […]
How to Succeed in a Collapsing Industry
Publishing has always been a tough business, and today most publishing companies are barely surviving. Of necessity they take a […]
From Silos to Collaboration: The Process of Cultural Surgery
The leader of a large organization was seeing increasing and rapidly changing external demands. This leader felt an urgent need […]
Learning to Turn Conflict Into Collaboration
A manager in a government agency shared an extraordinary learning experience. He is familiar with the research from positive organizational […]
Bringing Conscience to Culture
In a meeting designed to explore the topic of unity, two speakers—mid-level professionals from different companies—each shared a similar story. […]
Pre-Contact: Collective Empathy
In the last blog, we considered the notion of “stranger love.” Here I would like to extend the idea. I […]