Organizations and the Mindful Practice of Authentic Dialogue
Last week’s Thrivability Montreal was a fantastic gathering, full of energy and important insights. We had gathered to explore the question: What if our organizations were designed to support the mindful practice of authentic dialogue? To offer some context for our...
The Blessed Creation of an Organization
I should have been fiercely focused, preparing for the event I’m hosting in a few hours about how to nurture diverse contributions within a thriving organization. But… I couldn’t resist a quick peek at online coverage of the royal wedding of William...
Finding Home
When you’ve lived in in nineteen cities (in seven countries), you don’t really get the concept of “home.” People ask me where I’m from, and I don’t know how to answer. “But where do you think of as home?” they ask. And I choose whichever city...
Work for Human Beings
I’m pretty constantly on my soapbox these days, hawking a view of organizations as living systems. Included in this new paradigm is a shift in our concept of the work contract, from one that views people as resources or assets to one that recognizes their full...
Talkin’ ‘Bout a Revolution
My colleagues and I have had an ongoing debate about whether we should use the phrase “spirit of life” when we talk about the integrative property or force that animates living systems, including ourselves and our organizations. Of course, we mean it in a...Page 9 of 9
