by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Nov 1, 2019 | Latest Insights, Leading from the Roots
Nature has made a brilliant show of colorful, falling leaves and ranging temperatures here in Minnesota as we’ve started the transition to colder weather. Movement was a key theme in many of my writings from the past month. Here’s a rollup of October leadership...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Oct 18, 2019 | Latest Insights, Leading from the Roots
Trees are inherently designed to grow the next generation in a forest ecology. The wisdom embedded in this design offers fruits of insight for leadership. One of the design principles is that slower growth in a tree’s youth is a prerequisite for the tree to have a...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Oct 3, 2019 | Latest Insights, Leading from the Roots
Living systems are always in movement – they’re never at rest like a pen, or chair. Objects only move using an external power source. Our cars run on electricity or gas, our phones move when we move them, a coffee cup moves by our hand. Living systems are...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Sep 27, 2019 | Latest Insights, Leading from the Roots
As we head into fall, I cannot help but look back fondly on another Minnesota summer and be thankful for the lessons nature has taught us. Here is the collection of articles from the past month sharing some of those lessons. Seeds, Germination and What Nature Can...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Sep 20, 2019 | Latest Insights, Leading from the Roots
I had a conversation recently with a young MBA student who had read my book Leading from the Roots: Nature Inspired Leadership Lessons for Today’s World. The student wanted to know more about the concept of unleashing. In the book, I propose new leadership questions...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Sep 13, 2019 | Latest Insights, Leading from the Roots
Whether we see our interdependence in the system we live in – or not – it is there, influencing the dynamics of all the other parts. Our ability to recognize our connectivity is important to the effectiveness of our leadership. When something in our...
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