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Power Invisible
A Massachusetts teacher I once knew asked his tenth graders to blurt out the first words that came to mind on hearing the word…
Reverse Blueprinting in a Creative Mode
TEAM TIP In addition to using systems tools to diagnose and resolve organizational dilemmas, following the examples in this article, experiment with employing such…
Being Heard: Strategies for Getting Your Point Across
We all want to be heard. It’s gratifying, empowering, and makes us feel valued. And in a difference of opinion, we want our side…
Pea Beans in Ethiopia: Challenges of Creating New Business Models for Sustainable Livelihoods
Ethiopia is a wonderfully unusual place in Africa. It has never been colonized, only occupied by the Italians during World War II for about…
Cause and Effect
Everything you do creates a consequence in your life. What you do may also create consequences in the lives of others. And the actions…
Wired for Change: Leveraging Insights from Biology
Either way you spell it, this former CEO’s name is “mud.” Though the pun may be entertaining, the result of failing to explore “unthinkable”…
Hear and Now: Reflections on a Language of Listening
Several years ago, I was in discussion with Terry, a thirteen-year-old girl, and two other people at the Shambhala Authentic Leadership Institute. I have…
Black-Belt Mastery of Mental Models
I recently got around to reading an influential book on …well, influence. Originally published in 1984, Robert Cialdini’s Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (reprinted…
Goals: A Self-Limiting Proposition
The establishment of a goal is generally based on a place or state one wants to be at in the future, as compared to…
A Systems Approach to Light Bulbs
The book, Innovate Like Edison: The Success System of America’s Greatest Inventor (Dutton, 2007) by Michael Gelb and Sarah Miller Caldicott, has been described…