When Systems Dance: A Ponder on Organizational Change and Conflict
Explore how nature’s patterns – from starling murmurations to crow debates – offer insights for leaders navigating change and conflict in organizational systems.
Category: Organizational Dynamics
Organizational Dynamics: How organizations function as a whole, including how they adapt to change. Explores the impact of systems on team behavior, and the importance of understanding organizational culture. Examines the forces and patterns that influence organizational effectiveness. Includes topics such as organizational change.
Today’s Manager: Cultivating People, Not Productivity
Discover how today’s managers can create predictable outcomes by cultivating teams like gardens – including the counter-intuitive power of planned slack time and fallow periods for sustainable growth.
Change is Constant, Growth is Intentional: Finding Personal Agency
Explore how organizational change principles apply to personal agency and growth in turbulent times. A humorous and honest look at exploring change through micro shifts and intentional practices.
Beyond Frameworks: Leadership Evolution and Agile Transformations
In a podcast conversation about leadership evolution with Bob Anderson, creator of the Leadership Circle Profile and co-author of “Mastering Leadership” and “Scaling Leadership,” (see Read More for links) we explored a fascinating parallel that should give every Agile coach pause: 75% of leaders operate from a reactive mindset, and …
Sensemaking: The Key to Navigating the Complexity of Organizational Change
“Our expertise isn’t in knowing; our expertise is in learning and discovering.” – Ken Rickard challenges the traditional consultant role. Discover how embracing vulnerability can lead to more effective organizational change. #OrganizationalChange #Consulting