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Strategy Favors the Prepared Organizational Mind
Posted: Mon, 13 May 2013 11:16:56 -0700
Traditionally, organizational strategy has been cast as equal parts analysis and prediction. A small group of elite organizational leaders apply a framework (e.g. Porter’s Five Forces), consider trends that might alter the status quo, and then produce a plan to guide decision making and... -
Givers, Takers and Matchers, and Their Impact in Organizations
Posted: Mon, 06 May 2013 10:31:15 -0700
Bill Gates stated at the World Economic Forum in 2008 in Switzerland, “there are two great forces of human nature—self-interest and caring for others.” It is easy to understand the impact of giving and taking at a global scale. Our world leaders show us the results of both. Mother... -
Designing better worlds
Posted: Thu, 02 May 2013 13:49:26 -0700
There is a long lineage of systems thinkers, and systems scientists, who have proposed ways to purposefully design the social systems in which we live. Bela H. Banathy, who created the systems program at Saybrook, used an idealized approach to social systems design. John Warfield offered his... -
Conscious, Aware Humans and Human Systems
Posted: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:26:35 -0700
This is not a book review. It is more like a question that I put out to all who read this. I think it is an important question, because it addresses the Saybrook OS PhD enterprise, as well as our roles and relationships with the world in which we live. The question is prompted by an essay/book... -
Using Scenario Planning to Prototype the Future
Posted: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:30:58 -0700
I’ve taken an interest in the topic of strategic thinking from both a research and a practitioner perspective. I’m currently working on a training program for mid-level leaders to help them develop their strategic thinking capabilities as they move from functional management roles into... -
Bold Leadership for Humanity in Practice: Embracing Gender Equality – Part 1
Posted: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:55:55 -0700
The month of April is a very important one for me and this year marks the 10th anniversary of my birthing. A very important, if not, perhaps my most important life moment that happened to take place on Earth Day. Upon deeper reflection on being bestowed with the gift of motherhood and my role as a... -
Learning to Work and Manage Virtually
Posted: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:24:40 -0700
The decision made by the CEO of Yahoo to order all employees working virtually back into the office was an unfortunate indication of how little we have learned about working in a virtual world. Sad, given that people have been doing this for over a half century. I was fortunate to work for a... -
Change, Flex and Intentionality
Posted: Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:55:29 -0700
In a letter to Jean-Baptiste Leroy in 1789, Benjamin Franklin stated: “our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” I would add to this quote the fact that change is... -
The Workplace: Individual Contribution or Community
Posted: Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:02:22 -0700
Marisa Meyer--new CEO of Yahoo and a new mother--took a strong stand on a debate about the nature of a progressive, employee-valuing and innovative workplace. Emulating her former employer Google she decreed that Yahoo employees were now required to be present in person and working together. She... -
Language, Worldview and Culture
Posted: Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:07:22 -0700
Individual consciousness/awareness --> comprehension of complexity --> increased potential for effective development and action
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