Each morning I have my cup of tea on my back porch and give thanks—for the porch, the tea, the […]
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Crisis and Scarcity
My clients take on big issues—homelessness, genocide, poverty, liberty, workers rights, workplace democracy, environmental and economic sustainability, and justice. In […]
Deal with Big Things When they are Small
If you’re like many leaders and managers you fear correcting errant behaviors. It’s likely that you don’t like dealing with […]
Summer Reading, 2011
This summer has so far been chock full of great fiction and nonfiction, about crossing and/or understanding cultures. Here are […]
Starved for Appreciation
I showed appreciation for someone and he cried. As I told him about the qualities that make him a valued […]
2011 Ahead
Another year has ended and the new one is hurrying along. It’s barely three weeks old and we’ve had a […]
Leadership and Accountability
Who holds the top accountable? As a leader, whether of a unit or an organization, it’s easy to get trapped […]
Reader’s Review–Fall 2010
I recently read several books that you might find interesting: A Nation of Strangers: Prejudice, Politics and the Populating of […]
What are you for?
People respond to a positive proposition with energy that’s optimistic and sustainable. That is, people will strive for something compelling […]
Facilitating for Transformation
The course I taught was, finally, a success. It took a lot to reach people, to get the concepts across, […]