Tag: Volume 22
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The Learning Organization Revisited
As cycles and fads move, the learning organization had its time on the stage, and then, like many such innovations, it faded in popular…
Systemic Board Governance: Creating Virtuous Cycles of Impact
During these difficult times, nonprofit organizations often provide the backbone to many communities, offering a much-needed safety net for those in need. Behind the…
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…
Check In, Check Out: A Tool for “Real” Conversations
Your daughter was sick last night and you didn’t get much sleep. Tony’s car was rear-ended on the way to the office. Vivian has…
Cultivating Tomorrow’s Leaders: Should You Teach, Coach, or Mentor?
You need good people in your department to make your organization shine. Capable deputies allow you to stretch to new goals, and a thriving…
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Crisis: A System Primed for Disaster
As I’m sure you’re aware, a massive earthquake and tsunami hit parts of Japan on March 11 of this year. These events caused serious…
The Common Flaw of All Problem-Solving Models
We suspect that every reader of this newsletter has been steeped in articles and classes on a myriad of problem-solving techniques. We have all…
“Balancing Two Boats”: Managing the Cross-Currents
Did you ever go boating as a child? The image probably calls up a memory of a sun-filled day spent floating along a beautiful…
Seeing Yourself Whole: A System of Power and Purpose
It was an early November day in Massachusetts, when forecasters of both the weather and the economy agreed that the outlook was bleak. My…
System Problem or People Problem?
Most followers of systems thinking literature are probably aware of W. Edwards Deming’s estimate that 94 to 97 percent of our problems stem from…