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...
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....
Note: This blog was written during Dr. Allen’s trip last week. I’m visiting the North Shore of Lake Superior. The waves are up and crashing onto the granite rocks after yesterday’s rain. The wind is stronger today. The trees are just starting to fill...
Recently I discovered the poem Stubborn Ounces by author, poet, and psychologist Bonaro W. Overstreet. It captures perfectly the way I am choosing to act in my life. And it captures the spirit of active hope – and why it’s so important to understand the...
