by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Nov 1, 2018 | Leading from the Roots, organizations
Nature banks on diversity. It is one of Nature’s design principles. Nature’s purpose is to create conditions conducive to the life of future generations. As ecosystems move from monocultures to diverse species and plant life, they become more resilient and can recover...
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 | Feb 1, 2018 | Leading from the Roots, organizations
Our traditional leadership frameworks were primarily developed and written in the 20th century. The 1900s also saw the rise of organizations. So many of our deeply held leadership assumptions were informed and formed by this context. Hence, management and positional...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Jan 25, 2018 | Leading from the Roots, organizations
Our traditional leadership frameworks were primarily developed and written in the 20th century. The 1900s also saw the rise of organizations. So many of our deeply held leadership assumptions were informed and formed by this context. Hence, management and positional...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Dec 28, 2017 | Leading from the Roots, organizations
This may seem like a strange question if we think organizations are objects. However, I believe that organizations behave more like a living system than an inert one. Organizations are filled with human beings. It doesn’t take a huge leap of faith to believe that a...
