Making the Personal Public
One of my favorite sentences comes from Peter Block (1995). He writes; “Allowing the personal to become public is the […]
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Contribution
Charisma was once a key word in discussions of leadership. It suggested that leadership was a gift from God. Today […]
The Power of Authenticity
I often meet with a room full of executives who are strangers to each other. They often come from different […]
Turning Conflict Into a Win-Win
Conflicting needs and desires are an inevitable part of life. Here is an excellent case that Peter Koestenbaum, an executive […]
Congruent Conversation
Carl Rogers wrote extensively about congruent communication. We become congruent when we express feelings that are consistent with our experience […]
Positive Emotions and Positive Culture
To organize is to order. In organizations there has long been a bias against emotions. This is particularly true in […]
Self-limiting Definitions
In the fundamental state of leadership, it is natural to think in both-and terms and to gain capacities that we […]
Productive Community
In organizations distrust is common and conflict is frequent. It is normal for people to speak of teamwork while they […]
The Emergence of Organization Whisperers
Today the word “whisperer” is used to describe people with the uncanny ability to communicate and transform. Recently a young […]
The Collective Interest and the Toxic Boss
In positive leadership the collective interest is always the prime value. When this is not the case, cultures turn toxic […]