At this present time it occurs to me to ask the following question – When we come out of this time (and we will) how will we be different? I have been having several conversations during which people are sharing how they are becoming more focused on what is...
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,...
When we are faced with learning something new, it is useful to use metaphors to help us play with different approaches and concepts. Any organization that uses technology to connect employees, customers, and business is familiar with two internal structures:...
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,...
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...
