Looking into the clear star-lit Christmas Eve sky feelings of both amazement and wonderment of our very existence and way of being emerged. So here we are between the infiniteness of the universe above and the finiteness of the earth below. I can’t help but think that we humans reflect both.
During the holiday season most [...]
Archive for December, 2009
A Wish
Posted in Leadership, Progress, partnership, tagged Development of Self, human spirit, Leadership, partnership, Progress, Quality on December 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
What to Look For
Posted in Leadership, partnership, tagged Critical Thinking, Development of Self, human spirit, Leadership, partnership, relationships, Systems Thinking on December 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Today, as in the past, we anxiously await the emergence of leadership but unfortunately we are often disappointed. Irrespective of whether leaders are selected or elected, the experience provided falls far short of the experience needed. We seem to always get much less than what we hoped for. Far too few of those we find [...]
Our Demon Measures
Posted in Problem Solving, Progress, Systems Thinking, tagged Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Quality, Systems Thinking on December 11, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Many will acknowledge that while we may not measure what’s important, the important thing becomes what we measure. Why? It keeps us exclusively focused on what (in-practice) we really value.
So what’s most important to those in authority? Organizations have ceased to exist because of a single-minded pursuit of it. Well we’ve fought wars because of [...]
Is a Leader What We Need?
Posted in Leadership, Progress, partnership, tagged Critical Thinking, Leadership, partnership, relationships on December 4, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Whenever I converse with others about leadership, I am never quite sure that there is a common understanding of (exactly) what the term means—I would not be surprised if others have the same experience. Granted it is far more entertaining to talk about something that we can’t seem to agree upon—like who is #1 at [...]
