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The Spirit of the Learning Organization

At one point in the movie Excalibur, King Arthur lay weakened in bed as his whole kingdom crumbled around him. Most of his knights…

Embracing Vulnerability:A Core Leadership Discipline for Our Times

World events over the past several years have highlighted the need for new ways of exercising leadership. Such events include the ongoing crisis in…

Learning Through Differences: Dilemma Theory in Action

Karen was often irritated by Jenny when they worked together. It seemed to Karen that, whenever tensions rose between the two of them, she…

Leading the Shift from a Dominator to a Partnership Culture

A growing awareness that humankind is facing unprecedented challenges is making many of us uneasy. Our unease stems from an increasing sense that humanity’s…

Organizational Politics: Using Your Power for Good

What do you think of when you consider corporate politics? Do you think of backstabbing, gossip, and self-interest, or do you think of alliance…

Mobilizing a Values-Based Culture in a Nonprofit Setting

In 2008, two mature domestic abuse agencies merged to form Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse in Tucson, Arizona. The Emerge! staff and board envisioned…