Archive for the 'Developing People' Category

Work-Life Balance: What Does It Mean to You?

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

In December 2011, cbsnews.com published an article by Dave Logan, Ph.D., author of Tribal Leadership, suggesting that “work-life balance “ is a crock, an idea whose time has come and gone. Although I too have felt that this is an unrealistic ideal, I’m not so sure that I could clearly articulate what I do believe […]

An Opportunity: Strategies for Responding to Today’s Unpredictable, Complex and Emergent Environments

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

As part of my commitment to my own professional development, a few months ago I attended a certification training program on effective practices in organizational change and leadership development. Although it required more time commitment than usual on my part, I found the experience well worth it. I would make the same decision again if […]

If Men Are From Mars, and Women from Venus, What Then?

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Some months ago I read a fascinating article from the British newspaper, The Guardian, forwarded to me by a colleague who knows my interest in the area of what is commonly called “gender intelligence”, or the relationship between brain chemistry and structure and male/female behaviors. Written by Madeleine Bunting, the article claims that virtually all […]

Teamwork Required

Friday, November 4th, 2011

“Our experience thus far has been that while self-organizing teams may enable the organization to operate from day to day without active management, a more integrated organization and more productive teams make the value-add of managers highly transparent and place a premium on specific leadership skills.” from Adam Light, Chris Vike and Diana Larsen. “Teamwork […]