The Importance of Suffering
When we suffer with someone, the person is no longer an object that we reject because he or she is […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Truth Speaks to Power
In a positive culture, truth speaks to power and power listens and changes. In such an organization, the people can […]
Unique Culture
I was slated to visit the Republic of Georgia in Eastern Europe. I had been asked by my son-in-law, who […]
Leaders Ignite Potential
People caught in the conventional mental map may be full of fear or doubt, but, despite what they believe, say, […]
Breaking Down Invisible Barriers
If I am speaking their language to show off, which I’ve done, I’m simply speaking to impress the person I’m with. Whenever I do that, it’s not authentic and it results in greater distance and no connection.
Becoming Bilingual
The conventional mental map is not our only choice. The positive mental map offers the language of possibility. Most people […]
A Framework of Organizational Tensions
In building a positive organization, the first challenge is to see the organization not as a static entity, but as […]