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Human Dynamics for the 21st Century
As a global society increasingly becomes a reality and people strive to come together across divisions of culture, religion, race, age, gender, and other…
Integrating Entrepreneurship with Professional Leadership
The successful entrepreneurial journey lies at the heart of the American dream. Historically, Americans have had a romance with those who, in the words…
Performance Versus Learning in Teams: A Situation Approach
Mountain climbers recognize the difference between following an existing route and blazing a new one. Similarly, the ability to distinguish and respond to a…
Nurturing Systemic Wisdom Through Knowledge Ecology
As companies struggle to meet the growing need for quick responses to strategic opportunities and dangers, a profound evolutionary process has been unfolding over…
Value Creation and Business Success
The most successful organizations understand that the purpose of any business is to create value for customers, employees, and investors, and that the interests…
Are Your Decisions Today Creating Your Future Competitors? Avoiding the Outsourcing Trap
Since the mid-1990s, a tidal wave of firms have begun outsourcing all or part of their products and services. The two remaining U. S.
Lessons from Everest: The Role of Collaborative Leadership in Crisis
On May 10, 1996, 26 climbers from several expeditions reached the summit of Mt. Everest, the world’s highest mountain. At 29,028 feet, the peak…
Journey to Chaos and Back: Unlearning in Workplace Training Programs
Have you ever tried to drive on the left side of the road if you are born in a country in which one drives…
The World Cafe: Living Knowledge Through Conversations That Matter
Consider all the learning that occurs as people move from place to place inside and outside an organization, carrying insights and ideas from one…
Flexing a Different Conversational “Muscle”: The Practice of Dialogue
Today, many management theorists and practitioners argue that organizations are attempting to move from one paradigm, or worldview, to another (see “How Dialogue Supports…