Category: Power

Lessons in Snow

Late­ly, I’ve begun to think about the cul­ture of orga­ni­za­tions a lit­tle dif­fer­ent­ly than I used to. I once believed a medi­um or large size orga­ni­za­tion striv­ing to induce a major shift in the way things are done would have to do a great deal of ana­lyt­i­cal work, then set up and admin­is­ter rather large,… Con­tin­ue read­ing Lessons in Snow

Leadership Fault Lines

“Fault lines” are the places in rela­tion­ships and work­place cul­tures where mis­un­der­stand­ings most eas­i­ly sur­face. The term “fault” has two mean­ings here. A fault line, geo­log­i­cal­ly speak­ing, is a weak spot, a place where larg­er tec­ton­ic plates col­lide. In orga­ni­za­tions, the fault lines are often drawn between for­mal func­tions, depart­ments, or work units, between sep­a­rate… Con­tin­ue read­ing Lead­er­ship Fault Lines

Why Talk About Leadership?

After read­ing Steven Den­ning’s arti­cle, “The Sur­pris­ing Rea­sons Why Amer­i­ca Lost Its Abil­i­ty To Com­pete,” based on his reac­tions to a Har­vard study, my first thought was about the need to dis­cuss lead­er­ship. Please take a look at the arti­cle and study for your­self if you are able. The gist of Den­ning’s piece is that… Con­tin­ue read­ing Why Talk About Leadership?