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The Five-Point Check-in
In our daily work life, practicing the five disciplines of organizational learning as defined by Peter Senge in his bestselling book, The Fifth Discipline,…
A New Kind of Organization Based on Purpose and Principle
What do the Internet, Alcoholics Anonymous, and VISA International all have in common? You can find them just about anywhere on earth. They have…
Beyond Awareness: Turning the Tide Toward Sustainability
Have we reached a tipping point of awareness around global warming? Former vice president Al Gore’s high-profile movie, An Inconvenient Truth, with its dramatic…
Dream of a Systems-Centered Future
I dream of a future where systemic thinking plays a central role. In my dream, here is what it will be like looking back…
Ethical Investments-Humbug or For Real?
In recent years, people have poured billions of dollars into so-called ethical funds mutual funds that invest in companies that pledge to uphold certain…
True Spirit at Work
One February night in 1991, I dined with Diane Olson, my friend and consultant. In awe of my learnings from a leadership experience I…
Why Systems Thinking, Rather Than New Technologies, Will Jump-Start the Clean-Tech Economy
Whether they focus on wind power, solar power, clean coal, geothermal, biofuels, or something even more exotic, most efforts to wean the world economy…
Turning a Tragedy into a Triumph of the Commons?
Recently, the New England Fishery Management Council adopted promising new rules for regulating threatened regional fish stocks. The new rules will over time shift…
Creating a Conflict-Management Plan
No one likes conflict in the workplace; most of us will go out of our way to avoid it. But here’s the paradox: Conflict…
Cynics & Believers
How many times do we walk into a workshop and find ourselves wondering whether or not we really want to be there, questioning whether…