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Connecting Learning and Resilience

Connecting Learning and Resilience

Resilience systems are highly attuned to learning.  In nature, species and ecosystems evolve with information and feedback. In human organizations and communities, resilience is linked to their ability to seek out information, curate it, and make meaning out of...

Leadership, Hierarchies, and Resilience

Leadership, Hierarchies, and Resilience

I have been reading the resilience literature to create a simple framework that would be easy to grasp while providing a directional heading for our organizations and ourselves. This is the first of a series of blogs that reflect this theme -- building resilience in...

Soft Rain

Soft Rain

On one of my many trips to Ireland, I traveled to western counties. The green fields amazed me, and the gardens in front of cottages and wild hedgerows were stunning.  As I spent time there, I often experienced what locals call “soft rain.” These soft rains are light...

The Moon is Always Full

The Moon is Always Full

"The moon is always full" is a phrase that comes from a story in Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki. I was reminded of this story when writing about softness within organizations last week, and I felt it was valuable to revisit Suzuki's ideas once again after...

How Does Softness Feed an Organization?

How Does Softness Feed an Organization?

Organizations often scoff when something doesn’t have a perceived value or purpose in a “lean, mean and profitable” organization. For example, emotional intelligence, empathy, relationships, and building trust are soft skills. They aren’t valued or connected to...

Why I Have Hope For Our Future

Why I Have Hope For Our Future

The challenges we face in our lives and our world seem to keep mounting. With each passing month, the list grows longer. As a result, our belief in our capacity to meet these challenges can sometimes be hopeful and, at other times, overwhelming. I believe we are in a...

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