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What can whole-system organizational design do for you?
*"&#!!$@" what ?! Whole-system organizational design: a great solution for your business! We’ve all heard the phrase, “the left-hand...
Apr 17, 2023
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The role of authenticity in leadership: listen and engage
Let’s get clear about what it means to lead: it’s “an influence-based relationship” (Kouzes & Posner). To influence we must bring our...
Mar 27, 2023
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Too much pasta on the wall: the hectic pace of todays organizations and how to move beyond it.
A generation of the harried We have raised a generation of organizational “leaders” who grew up in a micro-environment of constant...
Feb 24, 2023
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A life lesson in compassion – or why I do what I do.
It’s possible that I was one of the last Westerners in the Soviet Union. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to spend my final...
Feb 10, 2023
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Why Leadership Development programs really fail
Much has been written about why Leadership Development (LD) initiatives fail in organizations. Most has been attributed to a change in...
Jan 16, 2023
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New year, new leadership
Compassionate organizations I’ve been advocating about the need for compassion in the workplace for a long time -- and it does feel as...
Jan 3, 2023
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Mindfulness at Work is Vital for Effective Leadership
In leadership, it’s important to look at situations from different lenses, understand issues systemically and holistically, and seek the...
Dec 30, 2022
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The power of storytelling: a "there-and-back-again story."
Beware: characters like Baron Munchausen (retrieved 12/21/22 from https://pixabay.com/photos/baron-munchausen-tall-tales-74043/) create...
Dec 21, 2022
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How Mindfulness Changed My Leadership Style
My career journey has been a series of ups and downs, which I’m sure is not unique. For the longest time, I felt like I always just had a...
Dec 7, 2022
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Autocratic is not a leadership style - if anyone tells you it is, RUN!
I love the Blake-Mouton grid. Its had a few different names over the years and is also commonly known as the Managerial Grid , early in...
Nov 28, 2022
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Meet the Blog Team
Blogging about all things leadership.
Anika Klix, MA ORGL & HRM
Mindfulness as a leadership practice
Employee Growth & Development
Leadership
Stephen Lord, Six Sigma Black Belt, Safe Start Certified
Safety as a leadership practice
Quality Assurance
Change Management
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