by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Jun 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Water has much to teach us about the dynamic nature of all living systems. Recently I spent some time observing Lake Superior. The water is constantly moving, and it was a wonderful reminder and lesson to me that all living systems are dynamic by nature. Wind moves,...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Jun 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
In my last blog on what we can learn from the fog, I talk about the inevitability of unknowns in our life. As interdependence and connection increase, our work and personal lives also become more complex. Complexity and complicated are often interchanged, but they are...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | May 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
Systems are filled with connections and so are living organizations. These connections span the boundaries between the organization and its external environment and within the organization itself. Over time, these connections create ties and relationships to each...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | May 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Every day, humans choose how they want to show up at work. We can bring positive, neutral, or negative energy to our workplaces. Human energy is an intangible asset that organizations rarely see or optimize. When employees bring positive energy with them to work,...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Mar 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
I recently came across a Harvard Business Review blog by Rasmus Hougaard, Jacqueline Carter, and Vince Brewerton. The title of the blog was Why do so many managers forget they’re human beings? and one of the quotes in the blog was by Javier Pladevall, CEO of...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Jan 9, 2018 | organizations, Uncategorized
One of my clients once told me that it took her a year to get new hires in her organization to think systemically. She was bemoaning the fact that while college graduates were skilled and knowledgeable, they still thought more about their own work instead of the...
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