by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Sep 6, 2019 | Latest Insights, Leading from the Roots
Many people plant seeds in the spring to grow vegetables or flowers in their gardens. They cover the seeds with soil and water. And then they wait for Nature to do its work, walking the gardens day by day to see the first green shoots come up out of the soil. What we...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Aug 30, 2019 | Latest Insights, Leading from the Roots
Here in Minnesota the trees are always the first messengers to alert us to a new season. As we finish up another beautiful summer, I’m hoping you were able to relax and regenerate a bit during August. In case you missed them, here are my writings from the past...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Jun 16, 2019 | Leading from the Roots
Nature is designed to be an interdependent system. The more diverse our ecosystems, the more generous they become. This is because they flow with and optimize interdependence – instead of ignoring or defending separation. This statement is powerful. It needs to...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Jun 11, 2019 | Leading from the Roots
I am struck by how we think about the pace and direction of change and how different it is from what we see in nature. We often see organizational change as an incremental event. We set a direction and move step-by-step toward accomplishing the goal. As staff members,...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Feb 14, 2019 | Leading from the Roots, organizations
It is traditional to define an organization’s health by the amount of profit it makes. But how does nature define profit and what lessons and implications might it have for how we lead our organizations? In nature, profit is defined by the evolution of the system. As...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Feb 7, 2019 | Leading from the Roots, organizations
What changes if we trust our employees? Does that change how we supervise? What do we use as a criterion for good performance? It seems like this question should be obvious, however, management and leadership literature is filled with language that suggests manager...
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