by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Aug 7, 2019 | Latest Insights
I was hiking on the North Shore of Lake Superior in May and noticed a young tree holding tightly onto its root system, eroded by the swirls of intense water from recent storms. As I looked more closely, I noticed that another larger root from a neighboring tree had...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Aug 1, 2019 | Latest Insights
July was a beautiful month here in Minnesota. Now, as we move into the last month of summer, I’m struck by how much we can learn about nature’s ebb and flow – from the adaptive cycle we see reflected (pardon the pun) in the movement to water, to the...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Jul 26, 2019 | Latest Insights
Last week I discussed one of the principles of systems thinking that is incredibly important – looking at the whole, and not just the parts. If you’re new to these kinds of ideas, systems thinking might seem challenging. Like many things within nature, there are...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Jul 19, 2019 | Latest Insights
A principle of systems thinking is that we need to see connections within our systems to understand and to begin optimizing the whole. That’s because over time connections within a system create relationships and strengthen interdependence. Interdependence in turn...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Jul 8, 2019 | Latest Insights
In May of this year I spent some time on the North Shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota and learned many organizational lessons from water. We had a wet spring in this part of the country and lots of late snowfall in higher elevations. As a result, the high volume of...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Jul 1, 2019 | Latest Insights
Just like the butterflies we’re starting to see, I too have shed my winter cocoon and started to fly as I begin to spend more time on location with leadership teams eagerly seeking a way to implement the Leading from the Roots model. I’m sure your spring...
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