Level Up Motivation by Getting Clear about Purpose
Why do working people need to know their own life purpose in order to feel really motivated by their organization's larger purpose?... More
organizational culture
Self-Management is about More Than Reinventing Structures – Part 2
What are two more proven approaches to creating flourishing self-management teams? ... More
Psychological Safety In Self-Organisation – Stage 7: Liberating Evolutionary Purpose
Why is separating power and ownership crucial in creating the psychological safety necessary for successful self-organization?... More
Laloux’s Insights: Striving for Wholeness – Role-modelling Wholeness
How can current holders of power in an organization be a positive influence toward a culture of more wholeness?... More
Psychological Safety In Self-Organisation – Stage 5: Relational Wholeness: Trust, Safety, and Depth
Why is having processes available for dealing with personal aspects of self-management not enough?... More
Safe Space in the Organization
What might happen if colleagues take turns sharing their reflections on important, meaningful, challenging questions? This "game" is a culture-changing method.... More
Leadership Paradigms: Why Some Soar While Most Struggle – Part 1: Introduction and Behaviorist Approach
What happens to engagement and innovation if leadership--in the most common paradigm-- regards the organization as a machine and people as replaceable parts?... More
Leadership Paradigms: Why Some Soar While Most Struggle – Part 2: The Humanist Paradigm
Why does taking just one step away from the machine model, toward valuing agency, autonomy, and self-determination, often fail to produce desired results?... More
Leadership Paradigms: Why Some Soar While Most Struggle – Part 3: The Developmental Paradigm
Which three worker capacities are the most comprehensive and powerful for building an innovative, engaged, agile business?... More
Psychological Safety In Self-Organisation – Stage 3: Creating Space For People—Not Work
This organization took a big step toward creating psychological safety to speak truth to power. Why wasn't it working? Why wasn't it enough? ... More