Last week I wrote about the interdependent relationship between culture and change to illustrate how our organizations should be viewed as systems, not machines. In a system, change works when a critical mass of people in a system can transcend the mindset of the...
In one of my recent blogs, I wrote about overcoming the fear of change. This week I am going to explore two other emotions that are essential when leading change: trust and hope. Too often we focus on the goals of change; what needs to be changed and how we do it. The...
As you know from my previous blogs, I spent some on the North Shore of Lake Superior recently. One part of this trip was a visit to Grand Marais, the main “city” in this part of the world. (Its population is about 1300 folks.) Grand Marais has been the...
We are now headed into our third year of a global pandemic if you start the clock when COVID-19 appeared in China. This prolonged time of adaptation has tested us on so many levels. It has caused us to see the fragility of our health, education, economic, social, and...
Our two previous blogs were designed to help individuals find and strengthen their own active hope, especially in a time of widespread disruption. Now let’s focus on how we help and inspire others build more active hope in their own lives. Why does inspiring...
