What Trees Can Teach Us About Leadership
I believe that the operation of the forest ecosystem provides an example of what we need to learn for organizations to thrive today, and it is already starting to happen.
Where Does Power Reside in Your Organization?
The balance of power in organizations is shifting. The fact that employees are quitting their companies in record numbers (aka The Great Resignation) is often cited as evidence of this fact. However, the issue is more complex than typically discussed, and I believe these shifts are enabled by a less acknowledged factor.
Data Should Inform Decisions, Not Make Decisions
“The algorithm indicated Robert McDaniel was more likely than 99.9 percent of Chicago’s population to either be shot or to have a shooting connected to him. That made him dangerous, and top brass at the Chicago PD knew it. So McDaniel had better be on his best...
Aligning Action, Serving People
Have you ever read the book Animal Farm? For many people it was assigned reading in secondary school or college. It provided a good example of how stories can be used to reveal a hidden meaning, or to deliver tacit social, political, or emotional messages. Good...