Choosing Slow Death: Manager 1
When people put their own good ahead of the organizational good, they are contributing to the process of slow death […]
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Spiritual Disciplines at Work
This kind of courageous forward movement has implications for leadership development. Disciplined believers, who struggle to continually live in connection with the divine, experience real intent on a more frequent basis. Rather than only reaching real intent in the deep valleys of life, they also obtain it in their regular prayer experiences.
Culture Shaping
In the movie Norma Rae, a small town girl is heavily shaped by the cultural forces around her. Her life […]
Selflessness, Listening and the Increasing Probability of Success
In the conventional perspective an executive is an expert who informs. In the positive perspective an executive is a leader […]
Love Affairs with the Common Good
In that first half-day we had built a culture oriented to authenticity, empathy and growth. For the rest of the week it was easy to pursue leadership development, because we so deeply trusted each other.
The Alignment of Moral Compasses
A primary purpose of leadership is speeding the alignment of moral compasses. Accomplishing it is essential to positive organizing.
Orient to the Common Good
Operating from the self-interested assumptions of the conventional map, one survives by competing for limited resources. Life is a game and you win by being clever, not by embracing a higher purpose, living with integrity, serving the common good, and co-creating the emerging future.
The Dark Night of the Soul
There are times when managers transform into leaders. Sometimes the trigger is a personal life crisis and sometimes it is an organizational crisis. Because of the crisis they enter the dark night of the soul and they have to choose between the fear driven self and the conscience driven self. When they make the latter choice, they tend to commit to purpose, increase in integrity and authenticity, orient to the common good, and initiate the journey of collective learning. The organization becomes more positive.
Where Positive Organizing Begins
Differentiated people become integrated people. The collective intelligence climbs. Efforts become self-organizing and hierarchical direction is much less necessary. In this high state of collaboration, the group flourishes and exceeds expectations.
Presencing the Future
One must let go of the past and embrace the future that is trying to emerge through us. This is what they mean by “presencing” the future.