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Real-World Lessons from Living Systems
This past year, two leading management thinkers published new editions of their classic books. In an upcoming issue, we’ll dive between the pages of…
Steering Schools to Success
The Superintendent’s Fieldbook: A Guide for Leaders of Learning by Nelda Cambron-McCabe, Luvern L. Cunningham, James Harvey, and Robert H. Koff (Corwin Press, 2004)…
Conflicting Goals: Structural Tension at Its Worst
Susan is a task manager in an international development bank who finds herself ceaselessly pulled between satisfying client expectations on individual country projects and…
How Do YOU Gauge Achievement?
How are your kids doing at school? If you are like most parents, this question makes you think about grades. We generally judge achievement…
Building Community Through “Healthy Chaos”: An Interview with Steven Bingler
Imagine you own a candy store on Main Street and need someone to develop your web site. Whom do you turn to for help?…
System Dynamics in the News
For many of us in the northeastern part of the U. S., August is a quiet month in the office. With the majority of…
Can Everybody Win an Argument?
Recently, I was coaching a CEO who was lamenting the amount of time she was spending “selling” major decisions to her executive team and…
Learning and Performing
Dear Editor, This note is triggered by the article in Volume 11 Number 5 entitled, “Quality vs. Perfectionism: When Does Our Push for Excellence Become…
Visual Tools for Everyone
If you have ever reached for a pencil to explain or hang onto an idea, then the book Visual Meetings: How Graphics, Sticky Notes…
A New Executive Curriculum
What is the most valuable contribution executives make to their companies, expertise or leadership? I say leadership. Knowledge and technical capabilities, no matter how…