Reassessing how a values systems drive performance
…or control. The “sweet spot” is getting four-out-of-four. Reconsider the loop you’re on The two loops: Constraint-Compliance-Control-Contract versus Stretch-Discipline-Support-Trust – become vicious or virtuous cycles. As a client once said…
Keeping the values burning
…of crisis; teams professing courage where people were scared to question the boss’s authority; corporations that pride themselves on their openness engage in top-down “diktat-type” communiqués to their staff. What…
Leadership? Management? Facilitation.
…misnamed “human resources”), and a leader one who enables others to achieve, often through leading by example. I believe, however, that in most contemporary management theory and practice, the defining…
In which direction is the pen moving?
…moving in an anti-clockwise direction. Huh? But how is that possible? What happened? Don’t worry, you didn’t “do it wrong”, it is not a trick. The pen did not change…
Georgian song & leadership: More related than we think.
…day-to-day organisational life so that there’s no backing away from the impact that your behaviour has on others and the organisation’s performance. For myself, as both a facilitator of Oshry’s…
Unleashing Human Potential
…dimension within your understanding of leadership for sustainability. We often pose (and ask of ourselves) the following questions: 1. What is at stake? 2. What do I stand for? 3….
Catalysing an evolutionary shift
…ability of future generations to meet their own needs” are truly ‘adaptive’: real progress requires that people develop new mindsets, beliefs and behaviours, without visceral imperative reasons for doing so….
Interpreting the Quadruple Bottom Line
…the usual suspects (people, planet & profit). Sustainability Compass: Alan Atkisson’s Sustainability Compass works with four key indicators including Nature, Society, Economy and Well-being. Whilst some will strongly advocate the…
Communities of Practice: itโs about loving the work
…Communities of Practice (CoP’s). George is an expert in introducing CoP’s in Europe and the client in the NHS was hungry to learn. Communities of Practice (CoP’s) break through the…
Are Teal Organisations naturally sustainable?
…and matter, human and nonhuman” (Wilber 1995, 4). This dualistic and reductionist approach overlooks the complexity of the sustainability challenge. We wrote about these drivers in our earlier blog and…
Leading through birth and death: the future of leadership
…of our shared futures? Add your thoughts in the comment section below. -=- A menu of enquiry into the future of leadership: An introduction – Peter Masters Cross generational wisdom…
Leading Like Madiba: Nelson Mandela
…recorded?’ Mandela cleared his throat, his face sombre, and said, ‘Vuyo, I feel very bad.’ Vuyo did not obviously expect the response. He was visibly shocked. Mr Mandela paused. ‘I…