I think it is quite dangerous for an organisation to think they can predict where they are going to need leadership. It needs to be something that people are willing to assume if it feels relevant, given the context of…

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Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to...

Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to...

I think a major act of leadership right now, call it a radical act, is...

I think a major act of leadership right now, call it a radical act, is...

Aggression only moves in one direction - it creates more aggression.

Aggression only moves in one direction - it creates more aggression.

Whatever life we have experienced, if we can tell our story to someone who listens,...

Whatever life we have experienced, if we can tell our story to someone who listens,...

We know from science that nothing in the universe exists as an isolated or independent...

We know from science that nothing in the universe exists as an isolated or independent...

Listening moves us closer, it helps us become more whole, more healthy, more holy. Not...

Listening moves us closer, it helps us become more whole, more healthy, more holy. Not...

I believe that the capacity that any organisation needs is for leadership to appear anywhere...

I believe that the capacity that any organisation needs is for leadership to appear anywhere...

These days, our senses are bombarded with aggression. We are constantly confronted with global images...

These days, our senses are bombarded with aggression. We are constantly confronted with global images...

Determination, energy, and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something. We take risks...

Determination, energy, and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something. We take risks...

I think we have to notice that the business processes we use right now for...

I think we have to notice that the business processes we use right now for...

Without aggression, it becomes possible to think well, to be curious about differences, and to...

Without aggression, it becomes possible to think well, to be curious about differences, and to...

When leaders take back power, when they act as heroes and saviors, they end up...

When leaders take back power, when they act as heroes and saviors, they end up...

In this present culture, we need to find the means to work and live together...

In this present culture, we need to find the means to work and live together...

Yet we act as if simple cause and effect is at work. We push to...

Yet we act as if simple cause and effect is at work. We push to...

For me, this is a familiar image - people in the organization ready and willing...

For me, this is a familiar image - people in the organization ready and willing...

In the past, it was easier to believe in my own effectiveness. If I worked...

In the past, it was easier to believe in my own effectiveness. If I worked...

And time for reflection with colleagues is for me a lifesaver; it is not just...

And time for reflection with colleagues is for me a lifesaver; it is not just...

Circles create soothing space, where even reticent people can realize that their voice is welcome.

Circles create soothing space, where even reticent people can realize that their voice is welcome.

Our willingness to acknowledge that we only see half the picture creates the conditions that...

Our willingness to acknowledge that we only see half the picture creates the conditions that...

Thinking is the place where intelligent actions begin. We pause long enough to look more...

Thinking is the place where intelligent actions begin. We pause long enough to look more...