July 2015

November 3, 2022

Preparing for the Unexpected: Building Organizational Resilience

A notice was posted on the door as I entered Chipotle this week. It warned me that that chicken was currently available as their transportation system […]
October 27, 2022

Making Meetings Matter

“Meetings are usually toxic because they often convey an abysmally small amount of information per minute”.[1] Have you ever felt this way? Having sat through many […]
October 20, 2022

The Leadership Elephant

I’ll start with a simple confession – I’ve read far too much on the subject of leadership. While I’m at it, here’s confession number two – […]
July 31, 2015

Do You Work in an Organizational Anarchy?

Understanding exactly how you come to a decision is a complex undertaking. Understanding how organizations make decisions is even more challenging! However, when you understand how organizations […]
July 23, 2015

The Difference Between Complicated and Complex

I hear the word complex a lot. It helps us describe things like the paradoxical global village. It explains the rapid pace of change. It justifies […]
July 17, 2015

Five Uplifting Things No One Tells You about Moving Abroad

I recently shared an article titled 5 Depressing Side Effects No One Tells You About Moving Abroad. For those who have moved or lived abroad, it […]
July 10, 2015

Organizational Culture: Making the Invisible Visible

“Culture eats strategy for lunch”. Peter Drucker Those who rub shoulders with me regularly have likely heard me quote this more than once. It’s a cornerstone […]