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A Job is Not Necessarily a “Thing” to “Do”
Normal thought generally fits normal language. In normal language, the subject of a sentence, as in “my job needs me to do X”, is considered to be a person, place or thing. Given that a job isn’t apparently a person … Continue reading
Posted in Connected Self, Fulfillment, Power, Unfolding
Tagged organizational consulting, organizational development
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One Size Fits One, Once
The more masterful one is with one’s work, the less one is attached to and reliant upon one’s favorite ideas, methods, and even orientations. One’s work evolves and stays creative, being adaptive and appropriate to audience and situation and timing. The … Continue reading
Posted in Contegrity Principles, Development, Power
Tagged Corporate Consulting, corporate development
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What is Worth Leading?
Can we really sensibly discuss leading as if where we pick to be headed isn’t of central importance? All directions and outcomes are not equal. People respond with a deeper “resonance” or sense of inspiration to the call of certain kinds of contributions … Continue reading
Posted in Contegrity Principles, Power
Tagged organizational consulting, organizational development
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Chief Development Officer — M.I.A.
Everyone knows there must be a Chief Operating Officer overseeing the major projects and activities of a large company. Why isn’t it also obvious that there needs to be a Chief Development Officer, at the same level of power and … Continue reading
Honor in Development
Feel free to read the title in all its variations in meaning. There is honor in development. One can be in development regarding honor. One can have honor with respect to development. I recommend all three. Here is what I … Continue reading
Posted in Contegrity Principles, Development, Power, Right Gradient
Tagged organizational development, personal development
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All Issues are Time Issues
Issues and difficulties can look like they are circumstantial, or personal, or competence- or action-based (not enough results, not enough money, not enough people or talent, etc.) Addressing them as such will get you in trouble — not the kind … Continue reading
Posted in Contegrity Principles, Development, Power, Unfolding
Tagged oranizational consulting, personal development
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Basics of a Developmental Partnership
This is a tricky topic. My intent is to sketch out a sound relational basis for being in development with someone, or for offering development to someone. What makes outlining a proper relation in that area tricky is that a true … Continue reading
Appropriate Response to Well-Timed Disruption — Thank You
Disruption has a general reputation that it does not deserve. It is often held as an irritant, a faux pas, an attack, an undermine, oneupsmanship, and so on. It has this reputation because people do not do it well enough, … Continue reading
Posted in Contegrity Principles, Development, Power, Resolving Misidentifications
Tagged Development, Disruption
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Lights, Camera, Action…Action…Action…Action (ad Nauseum)
Having enjoyed writing the last three “Sufi stories”, I thought another might be in order. This one concerns the bias — ne’ the addiction — to action in our prevailing culture, both in our lives and at work. This addiction … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Power
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The Three Perspectives (Learning, Training, and Development) and Their Different Worldviews
[Please note that this post is longer than normal given that it addresses and compares three viewpoints. I am posting it as one integrated conversation given that it culminates in the third part. You might want to read it a … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Power
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