by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Jul 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
One of the requirements for a bird to fly is a structure that combines strength with light weight. Birds have many physical features besides their wings that enable them to fly. They need lightweight, streamlined, rigid structures for flight. Bird bones are basically...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Jul 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Nature depends on self-organization to generate excellent results without a heavy “supervisory” footprint. If we wrote job descriptions that were designed to help employees see the interdependence of their work environment and work collaboratively to serve the higher...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Jul 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
There is an old Zen saying, “Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and grass grows by itself.” It is a beautiful reminder of the number of things in this world that happen naturally. Nature depends on self-organization. Growing grass is a self-organizing...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Jul 11, 2018 | Events
When: September 5th, 2018 at 7 PM – 8 PM Where: Magers & Quinn Booksellers (3038 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota) Can we design organizations in a way that creates a space where employees, the organization, and the larger community all thrive? And if...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Jul 5, 2018 | Leading from the Roots, organizations
Metaphors are another way to see how our conscious or unconscious beliefs shape our thinking and behavior. Here are some ways leadership metaphors that fit the 21st century. Wireless Leadership Some of us remember having phones plugged into a wall or a time when...
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