A couple of weeks ago I wrote a short piece about shifting paradigms and changing a culture. This week I had the opportunity to visit an organization that, three years ago, made a commitment to do exactly that. They engaged with a major university that had a well-researched design component that, if implemented, would significantly
–> About 40 years ago I was riding on the 5th Avenue bus in NYC, which more appropriately should have been Madison Avenue, when I began to read the signs above the windows on both sides of the bus. Each one conveyed a message and, either to pass the time or just out of plain
We have a French Black Copper Maran rooster named Pierre. He guards his small flock of girls with rapt attention, tries to lead them around by showing he is bigger and louder than they are but that seldom works. He doesn’t understand that power alone isn’t sufficient for effective leadership. Watching chicken behavior provides all
Whatever system gives you pause for concern, a primary step is to understand how it works and why it is the way it is. It may then be more possible to deal with it in a way to optimize the chances for making it work on your behalf rather than being constantly frustrated because it
No one ever said it would be easy and trying to change mind sets and then help people change their behavior is a huge challenge. Someone once said that there are too many people who mistake the edge of the rut for the horizon. Entrenchment is a familiar condition in many institutions and organizations, partly
I posed the question about what people were curious about and the following six people responded with these rather interesting questions and musings. I commend them to you in the interest of your own curiosity. What piques your curiosity? CS Why do I (and many others as we get older) wake up at 3 am?Will