This is a three-part blog, click here to read Part I and Part II. The synergy of changing values and economic necessity is transforming capitalism. Patricia Aburdene, Megatrends 2010 When American futurist, Patricia Aburdene, wrote the above passage, she was…
I find the various disciplines that study human behaviour (anthropology, philosophy, psychology, sociology) intriguing. Even as a child, although I wanted to be an astronaut or a doctor, it was really my curiosity about the inner workings or core essence…
This is a three-part blog, click here to read Part I and Part III. In my July 2011 blog, Emerging Organization Designs – Part I: Models of Form I wrote about strategy shaping organizational design. Jay Galbraith (1995) furthers understanding…
An untapped power resides within each of us. It responds to the call of writing. When I wrote those words, I was referring to the profound ability within each of us to express our truth, transform our experience and discover…
As a dedicated blogger, I am particularly interested in the shift we experienced this summer within social media networks. From a personal perspective, I found myself filtering out at least 50% of what I typically participated in on a daily…
Meditation allows our authentic self — our inner hero — to surface and safely guide us through the self-doubts and worries forming our “dark nights of the soul.” The courage required for these heroic acts is simply to sit with…
Co-authors of this three-part blog on the Adaptive Enterprise are STS-RT Discovery Team members: Doug Austrom, Don de Guerre, Bob Laliberte, Helen Maupin, Bernard Mohr and Carolyn Ordowich. Click here for Part II and Part III. Our problem is not…
Every person is sent to this outpost called earth to work on a project that is intended to keep the cosmic order healthy. African Elder Malidoma Some Image courtesy of sattva / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Our life purpose — the creative contribution…
I find it interesting that in the business world we still debate what, as well as how, to measure individual performance. This is a main reason why I never wanted a career in management. Although I am a good team…
Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. Buddhist proverb This profound aphorism teaches us that pain is what life’s events inflict on us, while suffering is what we inflict on ourselves, that is, our emotional reactions to those events. The implication…
Trust from their workforce is no longer a guarantee for many organizational leaders. The public’s exposure to senior executive greed has generated much skepticism and mistrust of authority figures. Although many contemporary leaders may still believe their responsibility to society…
In a 25-year organizational consulting career, most of my time has been spent supporting enterprises to move from leader-managed teams to self-managing teams. The main reasons for this evolution revolve around profitability, productivity (improvement and innovation) and quality of working…
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