What if we thought of our organizations as machines? Machines work best when everything stays the same. For example, when our car doesn’t start in the morning, we understand that something needs to be fixed. We take it to the mechanic, and there they diagnose the...
In one of my recent blogs, I wrote about overcoming the fear of change. This week I am going to explore two other emotions that are essential when leading change: trust and hope. Too often we focus on the goals of change; what needs to be changed and how we do it. The...
In a survey reported in Fast Company of 48 organizations, 43% of CEOs and 71% of senior leaders had worked with a coach and 63% of organizations plan to increase their use of coaching in the next five years. I have found that coaching invariably begins with either a...
As reports on the significance of the climate crisis increase, it’s not uncommon for individuals to believe there is nothing they can do to change the future. This “there is nothing I can do” attitude is something we need to reframe in the minds of ourselves,...
In Michio Kaku’s book, Physics of the Future (2011), he explores the idea that “The future is already here; it is just unequally distributed!” The book goes on to describe what the next 100 years might look like if we search for innovative edges. This means we must...
I had the opportunity to ride in a hot air balloon during the mass ascension at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The Fiesta is known for its mass ascension when balloons rise up into the air in multiple waves. The ascension is a brilliant display of...
