As I talk with prospective members of Abound about their businesses, the business of sustainability and the challenges of being a leader in sustainable business, one of the recurring themes we encounter is that of value.This ...READ»
Imagine you’re looking at a gauge. The left half of the gauge has black hash marks with numbers that go from “-10″ to “0″ at the top. The background color on this half is red. The right half of the gauge has numbers ...READ»
"Sustainability" is not always sustainable. Simply, doing and describing what you do as sustainable does not make it so. For organizations (and us, personally!) to be sustainable in what we do, we have to be sustainable ...READ»
P&G and Microsoft have both recently strongly committed themselves to "sustainability." P&G's Lafley saying: P&G’s commitment to sustainability is strategic. It is how our company conducts business. ...READ»
"Sustainability" is not always sustainable. Simply, doing and describing what you do as sustainable does not make it so. For organizations (and us, personally!) to be sustainable in what we do, we have to be sustainable ...READ»
"Sustainability" is not always sustainable. Simply, doing and describing what you do as sustainable does not make it so. For organizations (and us, personally!) to be sustainable in what we do, we have to be sustainable ...READ»
"Sustainability" is not always sustainable. Simply, doing and describing what you do as sustainable does not make it so. For organizations (and us, personally!) to be sustainable in what we do, we have to be sustainable ...READ»
Here at the headwaters of 2009 and the backwaters of the first decade of the 21st century I’ve got the crashing power chords of Rush in my head singing: “Changes aren’t permanent but change is.” Da da Da dum. Da da da ...READ»
For some reason, in the last few months, I and my firm, Interkannections have been involved a lot with performance management and feedback issues.
Working with the leadership team of one company, we learned from them that most ...READ»
「勝って兜の緒を締めよ」(katte kabuto no o wo shime yo)
When you win, it's time to tighten your helmet straps. So goes a proverb from the samurai. It relates to the practice of 残心 (zanshin), lingering awareness. ...READ»
Innovation & Implementation is where the rubber hits the road. This is where your desire, commitment, accountability and discipline are put to the test. Innovation & Implementation is all about getting others to become ...READ»
I highly recommend that you read Obama’s Seven Lessons for Radical Innovators. Written by Umair Haque, it is a truly astute look at the organizational excellence of the Obama team. Haque identifies seven areas of performance where ...READ»
Presence is a constellation on a number of practices. Building presence means evolving your capacities to perceive. To do this means an evolution of:
Action Logic: This means increasing our capacity to perceive and deal with the ...READ»
In a previous post on Evolving Sustainable Leadership I looked at some of the technologies through which leaders can deepen their practice to become more fully engaged with their selves and the people and world around them.The ...READ»
I hear many leaders (from CEO’s to team leaders) talking about driving change, driving the business,driving results.
The question that continually comes to mind when I hear these phrases is: Where?
Clear targets exist, clear ...READ»
In my previous post on The evolution of sustainable leadership I wrote:
"The evolution of sustainable leadership is commitment to a process of self development that begins with “me” but necessarily expands to include ...READ»
Sustainable leadership arises from being able to see the world as it is: in its infinite complexity and subtle simplicity. It requires deep capacity to know and reflect on yourself and the multiple implications of your actions. It ...READ»
