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
With gratitude to Peter Senge, who talks often about decentralizing the role of leadership in order to enhance the capacity of all people to work toward healthier human systems, I offer these observations, insights and experiences. . As leaders, we are acutely aware of trying to meet the needs of multiple constituencies – directors, associates,
Personal sacrifice is a high price to pay for what you believe, what you do and who you are as a leader. On Tuesday, March 6, 2012, Dale Regan, head of the Episcopal School of Jacksonville, was murdered in her office by a former teacher, disgruntled and disturbed by being dismissed earlier. You can read
Some years ago I learned that over 85% of adolescents believe that consequences can only be negative, undesirable and to be avoided. When I explained that it’s possible to have a good consequence the kids thought that was an oxymoron or a contradiction of terms. I said that consequence is synonymous with result and that
We live on a river in northern New Mexico. In the winter, the river is populated with a variety of ducks swimming up and downstream, lots of Canada geese who swim, fly and honk their way along the river and some beavers who are my nemesis. I am learning from all of them.I watch the
One of the more heralded studies of leadership in the past few years was the 2010 IBM survey and interviews conducted with 1500 CEO’s from 60 different countries representing 33 different industries. In spite of the emphasis on the challenge of managing complexity and discovering the value of creativity and innovation, there remains the one
