The Other Side of Complexity
Oliver Wendell Homes once remarked that he placed little value on simplicity that lay on this side of complexity but […]
Oliver Wendell Homes once remarked that he placed little value on simplicity that lay on this side of complexity but […]
In the conventional perspective an executive is an expert who informs. In the positive perspective an executive is a leader […]
Authentic engagement usually increases when we make a fundamental choice. The term fundamental choice comes from the work of Robert […]
I have a precious friend. He is a man of very deep understanding. Everywhere he goes he brings out the […]
When it relates to change, the airplane metaphor is apropos. Many change efforts that manage a promising takeoff eventually cough and sputter to a crash. Without something to provide lift, most of them never even get off the ground. The burden of their own weight—inertia, skepticism, resistance—is simply too much to surmount. The metaphor is also useful in understanding the dynamics of effective leadership.
It’s been a wonderful year. Thank you for following this blog and for the comments and insights that have been […]
There is a troubled organization that is attempting to pull off a transformation. It is a school district with massive […]
Mark Twain once wrote, “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the […]
There is a man I have known for decades. I will call him Kerry. He spent much of his professional […]
It is very difficult to maintain the integration of positive opposites. I once did an exercise with two hundred bank […]