Adaptive Leadership, Problem Solving
The Power of Diagnosing the System During my sophomore year of high school, I took a class in ecology. From scrutinizing the microscopic cell structure of a maple leaf to examining the crystallized patterns that made up a snowflake, each day brought a new opportunity...
Adaptive Leadership, Executive Coaching, Leadership Training, Problem Solving, Team Building
Everywhere we look, read, or listen we are called upon to find our purpose. We are told that when we finally do locate a sense of purpose, its power will restore or create newfound life-balance, happiness, and career success. And yet, finding our purpose is a little...
Adaptive Leadership, Problem Solving
A colleague came into the office recently with a black eye. Sheepishly, she explained the power had gone out when she was in the garage of her new home. She stumbled around in the dark and collided with boxes – Ouch! While not surprising to a visually impaired person,...
Adaptive Leadership, Leadership Training
Change is hard for leaders, teams, and organizations. How we position the need for change and its execution is critical. In the practice of adaptive leadership, we refer to these first steps as intervention and experimentation – tests we run to facilitate learning...
Adaptive Leadership, Leadership Training
Management or leadership? Are they the same? Is one “better” than the other? And when is each required? While effective management and leadership are tools that support progress in organizational life, their application depends on need and context. Like...
