by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Jan 11, 2019 | Leading from the Roots, organizations
Nature starts with two generous acts. The first is that it provides sunlight, a free resource that makes life possible on earth. Nature runs on sunlight, but sunlight alone cannot generate life. Its energy must be transformed into useable nutrients through the act of...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Jan 3, 2019 | Leading from the Roots, organizations
Nature has many things to teach us about the importance of feedback in our organizations. In nature, feedback is designed to help the ecosystem maintain a dynamic balance and remain resilient. Feedback plays the important function of curbing excess from within the...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Dec 13, 2018 | Leading from the Roots
In 2002, 3M published a paper celebrating its 100-year history and the lessons they have learned about developing a culture of innovation titled 3M – A Century of Innovation. It is a wonderful look at the innovative nature of this company. Here are a few lessons from...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Dec 6, 2018 | Leading from the Roots, organizations
I used to think being perfect was a desirable and achievable goal. It seemed to be the epitome of professional competence. I never questioned the legitimacy of this goal and spent years as a professional trying to achieve perfection of different skills, subjects, and...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Dec 3, 2018 | Leading from the Roots, organizations
Nature requires engagement by design. Without participation, life doesn’t exist. Nature runs on sunlight, though sunlight alone isn’t enough. Nature is designed to depend on the relationship between sunlight and photosynthesis. Sunlight sends energy to the earth....
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Nov 26, 2018 | Leading from the Roots, organizations
Nature has a lot to teach us about how change can disappear into the ecosystem. In human organizations, we have this habit of layering change on top of the operating system. For example, strategic plans create new systems to ensure alignment between employee actions...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Nov 15, 2018 | Leading from the Roots, organizations
The prevailing wisdom is that we need to die before we experience karma. When we are reincarnated, the way we led our life this time will be the basis of our next life. However, I believe that we are beginning to experience karma in our own lifetime. We must become...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Nov 8, 2018 | Leading from the Roots, organizations
How we answer this simple question shapes the way we see the world. If we see ourselves as being apart from nature, we see nature as an “other.” We don’t need to consider nature as something we are connected to or something we need to fully understand. We don’t have...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Nov 1, 2018 | Leading from the Roots, organizations
Nature banks on diversity. It is one of Nature’s design principles. Nature’s purpose is to create conditions conducive to the life of future generations. As ecosystems move from monocultures to diverse species and plant life, they become more resilient and can recover...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Oct 29, 2018 | Leading from the Roots
What changes do we see when we view our organizations as living systems? How does the organization and its employees benefit when we lead from a living systems mindset? Our assumptions impact how we lead and how our employees see themselves within the organization....
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