The Transformative Power of Purpose
There is a movie called Everest. It is about climbing the world’s highest mountain. At the outset the guide explains […]
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The Power of the Hybrid Lens
There is a man I have known for decades. I will call him Kerry. He spent much of his professional […]
Authenticity Allows Transformation
As someone learns to teach or lead in a transformational way, the activity becomes self-reinforcing. In helping others transform we become increasing clear about who we are and why we are on the earth. We engage our work with love, we increasingly experience success and we hunger to get even better.
Cauldrons of Transformation
Transformations must be continually nurtured but they cannot be controlled. People who live through transformations can reflect on them and begin to understand the dynamics.
Cultural Surgery and Truth Telling
The task of the cultural surgeon is to rewire the collective brain, to move the group from one mindset to another. This transformation represents tangible, sustainable change with impact far beyond the team itself.
Becoming What We Behold
We accept the world as it is, and we become what we behold.
Tough Love
When others are practicing tough love, they are in fact supporting me, and I can feel their genuine love and concern. They are doing what they are doing because they want to call forth my greatness. For this to happen, I must become a more independent actor and take increased accountability for some aspect of my life. For me to transform, I must be attracted to the kind of learning that happens outside my comfort zone.
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.
Moving from Good to Great
In that short time he had clarified what he really wanted, challenged his own assumptions, and created a vision he now desired to pursue. As he walked away I thought of the thousands of students he will teach and how we just altered their lives.
The Universal Power of Positive Leadership
I thought about a world that is filled with conflict and little hope of ever being a planet of peace. Yet in one hour I watched highly differentiated human beings become integrated and unified.