When Monsanto and American Home Products dissolved their intended merger last year, it was not due to a lack of strategic or market synergy,…

Hi, my name is Brian and I am a recovering knower. But for the grace of God, and the disciplines of organizational learning, I…

If the element in greatest evidence in a school system is “young people,” and the second most prevalent feature is “desks,” surely a close…

Leaders operate in the realm of bewildering uncertainty and staggering complexity. Today’s problems are rarely simple and clear-cut. If they were, they would likely…

The Romans wondered whether force or inspiration was more effective as a motivator. Our own culture glorifies the charismatic while preaching participation. Interest in…

In my 15+ years of work with organizations and senior executives, I have found six principles, derived from spiritual literature, to be quite helpful…

To grapple with the complexity of current challenges, leaders today need training in a variety of sophisticated tools and methodologies. To that end, Sustainability…

As pointed out by many researchers and business coaches, the pace of change and complexity in organizations today is accelerating at an exponential rate.

There’s something about trusting people — and having people trust us — that is exciting. It’s a part of human nature to give and…

One afternoon in May 1992, a teenage boy walked into Morning Star Baptist Church in Boston, MA, to attend a classmate’s funeral. Some gang…