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The Managerial Moment of Truth

Truth is a tricky subject in any context. People rightly ask, what is the truth? How do we know? Are we really talking about…

Emergent Learning: Taking “Learning From Experience” To a New Level

Afundamental paradox of working in today’s fast-paced organizations is that we don’t have time to make mistakes, but we don’t have time to avoid…

Action-to-Outcome Mapping: Testing Strategy with Systems Thinking

In the “classic” systems thinking approach, a group uses mapping and modeling to help explain an important behavior over time. While we occasionally encounter…

Transformation of Ethos at the U.S. National Security Agency

In January 2000, the director of the National Security Agency (NSA), Lieutenant General Michael V. Hayden, engaged the Society for Organizational Learning (SoL) to…

Stimulating “Leaderful” Change in a Senior Management Network

Chief administrators from enterprises within the educational sector are lamenting what has been called “the perfect economic storm,” caused by the unfortunate confluence of…

First-, Second-, and Third-Person Research in Practice

For many of us, the quest to become more effective in our work and our relationships is an ongoing process. Sometimes without even realizing…

The Downside of the “Prevent Defense”

In the American game of football, there is a strategy that teams often employ in the fourth and last quarter—the “prevent defense.” If their…

From Hero as Leader to Servant as Leader

An organizational and spiritual awakening is currently taking place. On the eve of the new millennium, more and more people are seeking deeper meaning…

A Framework for Achieving Clarity for You and Your Organization

I am going to take things you already know and show you how to put that knowledge to work in your organization. One of…