The first step to leading innovation
Let’s just take a moment to reconsider the meaning of innovation. Suppose we took innovation in business to mean profound, […]
Changing the rules of the game: Culture
I recently read a great story about a softball game in which one player injured herself when going for a […]
The Importance of Purpose
Working with purpose, being “on purpose” we might say, most often is a place of high energy and momentum and […]
Generation Y as Generation WHY
Generation Y is soon becoming the largest generational cohort in the workforce. As Gen WHY, they are motivated by a […]
Purposeful Patriotism
On a long drive last year, I found myself listening to a classical music radio station, and to one of […]
Purpose: The missing ingredient
Reading through news articles, blogs, updates and surveys on weekly (sometimes daily) basis, there is rarely an article that, 3 […]
Leadership? Management? Facilitation.
Much has been written about the distinction between a manager and a leader; a manager – so the popular thinking […]
Sustainability as a platform for growth
Ten years ago, virtually no companies were making public commitments regarding sustainability. most companies treated sustainability issues as operational issues […]
What do you really care about?
Many in senior leadership positions reach a point of “crisis of purpose or meaning” where the values and intentions that […]
Balancing the individual with the whole: Lessons from Greece
George Papandreou. One would guess he’s a popular subject amongst the internal comings and goings of the G20 and perhaps […]
Reassessing how a values systems drive performance
I’ve spent many happy weeks facilitating in Fontainebleau, France, over the past two years. We have been delivering an executive […]
Keeping the values burning
In an era of increased customer choice and global awareness, a company’s values are becoming one of the important market […]