Upon some reflection, I feel the loss of solid ground and the shifting sands of a new beginning taking hold of me. In this case, the often lengthy and useful learning phase between endings and new beginnings was unrecognizable and…
Currently, I am working with a new group of clients who are all transitioning from one career to another. As can emerge, when change is forced upon us, fear of the unknown surfaced for many of them. What can also…
Are you a New Year’s resolution maker? Do you need a little inspiration this year to trigger what is important to you? Each of us seeks to learn and grow in our own unique ways. I found the Dalai Lama’s…
The key to keeping your balance is knowing when you’ve lost it. After a 3-week hiatus from blogging, I am grateful to say, “I’m back.” I needed the first two weeks off in order to ‘separate’ from the past 12…
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. Mahatma Gandhi In spite of our diversity and uniqueness, at this time of year…
My Socio-technical Systems (STS) writing co-horts and I loosely refer to the current global economic and social environment as the “new normal” — a term we did not invent but are seeing used to define conditions in diverse contexts. As…
(Co-authors: Doug Austrom, Don de Guerre, Bob Laliberte, Bernard Mohr and Carolyn Ordowich) STS-RT Discovery Process Action research has been the foundation of Socio-technical Systems theory and practice since the 1950s work of Trist and Emery in the British coal…
I feel very blessed today — fatigued but blessed. I returned home from several days of creative collaboration with six cherished friends. We did not start out this way. In fact, we learned to grow our trust and respect with…
In the 1960s, Stephen Stills of Buffalo Springfield wrote the following lyrics as both a testament and protest to the current events of that era. There’s something happening here What it is ain’t exactly clear There’s a man with a…
It’s time to come together? It’s up to you, what’s your pleasure Everyone around the world? Come on! Celebration by Kool & The Gang Celebration of Life by Deepaz http://bit.ly/rMDr5B Today, I celebrate two special events — 1 year…
Although governance is not a new term when we consider corporate, political, economic and development models, it appears to wear different masks in different arenas. Whatis.com defines corporate governance as the rules, processes or laws by which businesses are operated,…
Most of us are taught to believe we are human beings when in actuality we are spirits being human. Our human aspect is a temporary experience, which allows us to know the physical world and ourselves within it. Our true…
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