For the past year, I have been working on a new book about leading change. With over 40 years of experience leading change in organizations and in my consulting practice, I chose to reflect on the conscious practices I use. Sometimes there are lessons we learn in life...
As you know from my previous blogs, I spent some on the North Shore of Lake Superior recently. One part of this trip was a visit to Grand Marais, the main “city” in this part of the world. (Its population is about 1300 folks.) Grand Marais has been the...
During my recent trip to the North Shore of Lake Superior, I noticed a lot of new growth on the pine trees. New growth can be identified by seeing a brighter color of green on the ends of the tree branches. Over the summer, this bright green color turns into a much...
Today I am choosing to have an unscheduled day. This is a luxury when you get to spend the day without your calendar reminding you that you have a ZOOM call at the top of the hour. It’s a day when you don’t measure time by the clock. A day without a list of...
Note: Yet another in a series written during Dr. Allen’s trip to Minnesota’s North Shore. I am on my annual visit to the North Shore of Lake Superior. Surrounded by nature, I have a 200-degree view of this massive inland sea, and there’s something healing...
Note: This blog is another in a series written during Dr. Allen’s trip to Minnesota’s North Shore. A few days ago I woke up after a wonderful sleep (it must have been the sounds of waves in the background) with a bunch of writing ideas running through my head....