Principle and Energy
Thoreau suggests that choosing to live from principle divides the self. When we discipline the self in the pursuit of […]
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Purpose and Prosocial Motivation
When people organize their lives to a higher purpose, they gain a desire to contribute to the dynamic whole. This is called prosocial motivation. People who acquire it are more likely to take initiative, to persist in meaningful tasks, to be open to negative feedback, to assist others, to motivate others, to stimulate new ideas and to inspire creative actions. These benefits are available to all of us.
Purpose and Meetings
Resources are wasted every moment of every day by people dispensing expertise to audiences that are not listening. This ineffective behavior is recognized by all. Yet it continues unchecked. When someone embraces higher purpose the behaviors change.
Productive Community
A group or organization can become a productive community. The transformation occurs when the people commit to do something they […]
Purpose and Learning
In his recent book, Life On Purpose: How Living What Matters Most Changes Everything (2016:221), Vic Stretcher has a chapter […]
The Power of the Common Good
I received a letter from a consultant named Ed Valentine. He has spent his life trying to bring change in […]
When the Vision is a Living Thing
A key to moving forward in an externally open manner is the presence of a vision. A vision is a […]
Mindfulness and Creation
Action and alertness give rise to learning. By this I mean active, transformational learning. It is an expansion of awareness […]
Learning and Unconditional Confidence
Karl Weick points out the essential role of movement in the process of learning. He writes: “Once people begin to […]
Empowerment
When things are always the same, we can and do develop stable hierarchies in which people do highly repetitive work. […]