A lot of people are talking about the current labor shortages around the world. Some baby boomers are retiring earlier than planned as the result of a pandemic-induced “perspective check” on their work habits. Many Gen Z and Millennials are experiencing...
Trust is an interesting part of organizational culture. While some leaders may say they trust their staff, in reality, it may not be the case. What changes happen within the organization when we really and truly trust our employees? Does it change how we supervise?...
Metaphors are another way to see how our conscious or unconscious beliefs shape our thinking and behavior. The questions at the end of this blog help us understand how we were framing the old metaphors, and how to use new metaphors within our modern, networked,...
As individuals, we all have some healing to do as we emerge from the pandemic. The same is true of organizations. I’ve been reading Stuck?: Dealing With Organizational Trauma by Phillipe Bailleur, an organizational consultant who works with a living systems...
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...
If you are a gardener, you are familiar with weeds. Weeds are abundant in a garden and weeding is a constant activity in the summer. Some gardeners compost weeds to turn it into nutrient-rich soil that can be recycled back into their gardens, others bag them up and...
