Comment on Node ant

Paul Markle — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:31:22 -0400

I took a different meaning from the statement. To me it is in the context of "friends" one has made via chat rooms etc. and that likely have never seen each other face to face. Never having had the opportunity of a friendship that develops from interacting in the same room would seem to at least limit the complexity and rapport that could occur.

Pruning dead leadership strategies

Paul Markle — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:55:14 -0400

"Yesterday is gone and tomorrow is not guaranteed...so live today as
if it is the best day
of your life." Many leaders I encounter are often stuck in the
past-married to old paradigms that no longer function. Some of those
"old paradigms" may be less than 10, even 5 years old. Some traditions
are much older and much harder to uproot, kind of like ivy. On the
other hand some leaders seem to be focused on the future hoping to stay
ahead of the curve and the competition and thereby not seeing the trees
for the forest.

Leadership

Comment on Node ant

Paul Markle — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:39:59 -0400

Well said. I especially agree that "our dependency on technology has dulled our senses." Whenever my eight year-old has been on the video games for a while we have him play "imagination time" where he pretends to slay dragons and do all those "boy" things I used to do 35 years ago when I was his age and there was little technology.

Also maybe you've coined a new term "sensory intelligence," a la "Emotional Intelligence." So many seem to only be "existing."

Pruning dead paradigms

Paul Markle — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:24:47 -0400

"Yesterday is gone and tomorrow is not guaranteed...so live today as if it is the best day
of your life." Many leaders I encounter are often stuck in the past-married to old paradigms that no longer function. Some of those "old paradigms" may be less than 10, even 5 years old. Some traditions are much older and much harder to uproot, kind of like ivy. On the other hand some leaders seem to be focused on the future hoping to stay ahead of the curve and the competition and thereby not seeing the trees for the forest.

Comment on Node ant

Paul Markle — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:03:02 -0400

Donna,

Forgive me for not making myself clear.

By "system's perspective" I am speaking of "family systems" whereby one does looks at things from a variety of perspectives without judgement and is concerned with "what" is happening, as well as what is "not" happening rather than "why" is it happening. There is substantial literature suggesting that this perspective is amenable to the process of coaching. The notion of "seeing the forest and the trees" might sum it up.

Paul

Comment on Node ant

Paul Markle — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:21:50 -0400

Donna,

In my humble estimation the most effective leaders tend to be highly skilled in divergent thinking or using something in a manner other than what it was intended. I am in the process of convincing one last senior partner in the consulting firm where I have done my internship that I would be a valuable asset as a permanent part of the team. He struggles with the paradigm shift that a person with 12 years experience as a psychotherapist operating from a system's perspective could transition and be an effective coach and trainer. I believe paraphrasing your story will help my case.