In Theory U: Leading from the Future As It Emerges (SoL, 2007), C. Otto Scharmer, senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, takes…

Here’s a story from the Harvard Business Review about helping other people manager stress (“Leading in Times of Trauma” by Jane E. Dutton et…

If you have ever reached for a pencil to explain or hang onto an idea, then the book Visual Meetings: How Graphics, Sticky Notes…

People who have been beaten as children are more likely to beat their own children. Therefore, being beaten as a child makes the child…

Recently, I was coaching a CEO who was lamenting the amount of time she was spending “selling” major decisions to her executive team and…

The establishment of a goal is generally based on a place or state one wants to be at in the future, as compared to…

As I view the social landscape, charged with political maneuvering and economic trauma, I feel a certain calmness that comes through long association with…

Building solid partnerships presents a perplexing challenge for organizations—and individuals—today. Managers are becoming increasingly aware that strong relationships among coworkers, team members, departments, and…

Perhaps the most prevalent dysfunction in companies (and other areas of our lives) is conflict avoidance. Many of us avoid conflict without giving it…

John, who is 14, and another teenager were passing a football back and forth at youth camp. Since we were inside, and there were…