In the Ocean
At various points in my life, I have scented something in the wind around me and decided to follow my nose even when other people thought it was crazy to head toward what attracted me. It works [...]
Use of “Thou” in Pervasive Leadership Principles
A few weeks ago at the Intel Agile and Lean Development Conference in Hillsboro, Oregon I had a chance to talk to an audience about Pervasive Leadership. It’s always good to be able to do this as [...]
Why is Loyalty a Problem?
WHETHER I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show. – David Copperfield by Charles Dickens Life presents us with a [...]
Who Do You Belong To?
When I was a child, my family tended to move house every few years. My mother hated hot, dry weather and loved the rainy days common in a coastal climate. My father hated dark, dreary days and [...]
A Great Boss
There are not many great bosses. Personally, since I know the origins of the term “boss,” I usually prefer the term “supervisor.” But, today, my task is to talk about one of my great bosses [...]
Do We Need Some Hierarchy?
This blog is about re-patterning the human experience at work. A few of the fundamental assumptions underlying these posts is that individuals have more control over their own work experience [...]
Do People Really Hate Change?
Is anyone afraid of change? Why, what can take place without change? What then is more pleasing to the universal nature? And canst though take a bath unless the wood undergoes a change? And [...]
Power-Over Versus Power-With
Somehow I find myself talking about this topic repeatedly as an aside, so it’s probably time to address it at more length. I usually refer to the power-over model or the power-with model when [...]
