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Reflection as the Engine of Ethical Inquiry

In this age of Enron and WorldCom, how can we jump-start much-needed ethical inquiry within the corporate world? The engine to do so may…

We Have to Talk: A Checklist for Difficult Conversations

Think of a conversation you’ve been putting off. Got it? Great. Then let’s go. There are dozens of books on the topic of difficult,…

The Path of Creative Disruption: A Foundation for Sustainable Change

Sustainable change happens when people begin to see the world differently. It takes only a momentary abandonment of longstanding beliefs and assumptions for this…

A New Story for a New Time

Throughout our existence, people have told stories as a way to understand our place in the universe and shape our action. When a radically…

Follow the Yellow Brick Road: The Journey of a Learning Organization

One sunny summer day in July of 1994, the executive team of Gerber Memorial Health Services (GMHS) set off to attend a three-day seminar…

On Conversation and Collective Questioning: Theory and Practice of the World Café

Are you looking for new approaches to address questions that matter to your organization or group so that what emerges is likely to be…

Three Attributes to Sustainable Leadership

In Resonant Leadership: Renewing Yourself and Connecting with Others Through Mindfulness, Hope, and Compassion (Harvard Business School Press, 2005), Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee…

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)…

Charting the Challenge of Perfectionism

Most people appreciate when a task is done well. And we know what can result when we strive to do something to the best…

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…