How do we lead and help people when the world breaks? On March 11, 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi and the Fukushima Daini nuclear power plants experienced a severe earthquake, followed by a tsunami. TheNew York Times reported on March 26: “In the country that gave the world the word tsunami, the Japanese nuclear establishment largely disregarded the potentially destructive force of the walls of water. The word did not even appear in …Read More
The MBA Has No Clothes?
In the story of “The Emperor Has No Clothes” a slick seller convinced the emperor that the “invisible,” and expensive, clothes that he was given showed up as gorgeous raiment to the eyes of onlookers. When the emperor strode into public with his new “clothes” a child blurted out “but he has no clothes on” to the embarrassment of the emperor. Is the MBA a similar sale? The MBA was …Read More
An Inescapable Dimension of Leadership: Moods and Emotions
Moods and emotions have an ambiguous place in our understanding of leadership these days. I just got off a call with participants in one of a coaching program I teach in, and the examples they gave of client reactions and challenges show that many in our culture are not willing to look at emotions as part of leadership and professional responsibilities. In the 90’s, Daniel Goleman wrote “Emotional Intelligence” and …Read More
To Blog – for the Sake of What?
After much encouragement, we are going to begin the Institute for Generative Leadership (IGL) blog in earnest. I will be a regular voice in the conversation, along with the members of IGL coaching team, and other guest “speakers.” What do we have to say? And why is it relevant? Our work together over the last decades has been to demystify effective management, leadership, organizational and team performance, and living a …Read More