by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Apr 19, 2018 | Leading from the Roots, organizations
It is springtime in Minnesota and one of the things we like to watch for is the day the “ice out” happens on our lakes and rivers. Ice-out day is the day that the ice is melted enough for boats to cross the lake again. Living in a cold climate means we have a...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Apr 12, 2018 | Leading from the Roots
Can you recognize a healthy organization when you see one? Do you know when your organization isn’t a good place for you to thrive? Why is it difficult for us to leave unhealthy workplaces? I have many friends and colleagues who have worked or are working in...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Apr 5, 2018 | Leading from the Roots, organizations
Nature has a lot to teach us about relationships in living systems. Sometimes we can understand living organizations and nature through the lens of our bodies. Our bodies are a living system and, like nature, are designed to be interdependent. Our skeleton, tendons,...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Mar 29, 2018 | Leading from the Roots
There is much to learn from our bodies. Our bodies are a living system, and as such can help us think about our organizations as living systems. For example, the Feldenkrais Method® is a remarkable approach to human movement, learning and change originally developed...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Mar 22, 2018 | Leading from the Roots
Much of our leadership writings are about the strategies and skills we need to lead effectively. However, we don’t always talk about the emotional side of leadership. Words like trust and hope are based in emotion, not skill. Leadership and Hope I believe that hope is...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Mar 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
I recently came across a Harvard Business Review blog by Rasmus Hougaard, Jacqueline Carter, and Vince Brewerton. The title of the blog was Why do so many managers forget they’re human beings? and one of the quotes in the blog was by Javier Pladevall, CEO of...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Mar 8, 2018 | Leading from the Roots, organizations
I have been reflecting on the continued relevance of SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis as a critical element of strategic planning. The SWOT analysis was invented in the 1960s by a management consultant named Albert Humphrey at the...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Mar 1, 2018 | Leading from the Roots
Nature taps the power of limits. For example, it recognizes the limits that soil, moisture, and temperature have on the kind of plants and species that exists within an ecosystem. As a gardener, I live in a cold climate and therefore, I can’t plant my favorite...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Feb 22, 2018 | Leading from the Roots, organizations
Our traditional leadership frameworks were primarily developed and written in the 20th century. The 1900s also saw the rise of organizations. So many of our deeply held leadership assumptions were informed and formed by this context. Hence, management and positional...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Feb 15, 2018 | Leading from the Roots
Our traditional leadership frameworks were primarily developed and written in the 20th century. The 1900s also saw the rise of organizations. So many of our deeply held leadership assumptions were informed and formed by this context. Hence, management and positional...
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