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Leadership in an Age of Uncertainty
The Romans wondered whether force or inspiration was more effective as a motivator. Our own culture glorifies the charismatic while preaching participation. Interest in…
Six Principles for 21st-Century Leaders
In my 15+ years of work with organizations and senior executives, I have found six principles, derived from spiritual literature, to be quite helpful…
Resiliency and Sustainability: Eight Elements for Superintendents Who Want to Make a Difference and Have the Resolve to Do So
The Oxford Thesaurus describes “resiliency” with these words: elasticity, flexibility, life, spring, stretch, tenacity, rigor. Why would anyone want to be all of these…
Making the Jump to Systems Thinking
When Albert Einstein began to play with the theory of quantum physics, he didn’t like it. He spent a few years trying to disprove…
Peak Performance
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, wrote many years ago that we will see more change in the next 10 years than in the last…
The Tall Order of Taming Change
The world has never been certain – the unknown, unexpected, and unimagined have long been central to the human drama. Still, two themes emerged…
Managing the Global to Local Paradox
TEAM TIP In a group, consider how the “global to local paradox” might play itself out in your organization. How do management’s goals and incentives…
Prototyping and Cultural Change
How can we create a cultural change within an organization that both produces desired results and is sustainable over time? From our experience in…
Facilitating Action by Overcoming Group Multiple Personality Disorder
Are you frustrated by meetings that drag on and on, with groups repeatedly revisiting difficult issues and failing to make decisions? Do managers or…
The Power and Peril of “Thinking Without Thinking”
Without once mentioning the concepts of feedback loops, delays, or behavior over time, best selling author and frequent contributor to the New Yorker magazine…