by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Jan 11, 2019 | Leading from the Roots, organizations
Nature starts with two generous acts. The first is that it provides sunlight, a free resource that makes life possible on earth. Nature runs on sunlight, but sunlight alone cannot generate life. Its energy must be transformed into useable nutrients through the act of...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Jan 3, 2019 | Leading from the Roots, organizations
Nature has many things to teach us about the importance of feedback in our organizations. In nature, feedback is designed to help the ecosystem maintain a dynamic balance and remain resilient. Feedback plays the important function of curbing excess from within the...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Dec 6, 2018 | Leading from the Roots, organizations
I used to think being perfect was a desirable and achievable goal. It seemed to be the epitome of professional competence. I never questioned the legitimacy of this goal and spent years as a professional trying to achieve perfection of different skills, subjects, and...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Dec 3, 2018 | Leading from the Roots, organizations
Nature requires engagement by design. Without participation, life doesn’t exist. Nature runs on sunlight, though sunlight alone isn’t enough. Nature is designed to depend on the relationship between sunlight and photosynthesis. Sunlight sends energy to the earth....
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Nov 26, 2018 | Leading from the Roots, organizations
Nature has a lot to teach us about how change can disappear into the ecosystem. In human organizations, we have this habit of layering change on top of the operating system. For example, strategic plans create new systems to ensure alignment between employee actions...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Nov 15, 2018 | Leading from the Roots, organizations
The prevailing wisdom is that we need to die before we experience karma. When we are reincarnated, the way we led our life this time will be the basis of our next life. However, I believe that we are beginning to experience karma in our own lifetime. We must become...
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