By Bob Dunham In the common sense of our culture a leader is one who has power, who gathers power, and who exercises it in a way that affects the futures of others. In the Institute for Generative Leadership we see this interpretation as inadequate to understand leadership well or to grow leadership capability to build a future we want to participate in. Although leadership certainly includes the generation and …Read More
Elevating Enterprise Performance
The concern for any enterprise is its level of performance, and for most members of the enterprise is a concern for how to elevate the level of performance. This elevation can be to fulfill the ambition for growth, to meet a changing marketplace, to match competition, or even for the sake of survival or to stay even in its outcomes and prospects. But over time this elevation of performance requires …Read More
Next Generation Leadership and Generative Leadership
The reason we have interest in Next Generation Leadership is because the last generation of leadership interpretations were inadequate. They didn’t deliver the goods of enabling actual leadership and leadership results, however captivating the leadership framework and stories. Leadership is a field that needs some clarity and usefulness where we outgrow our appetite for “next generation leadership” because the last generation didn’t produce satisfaction and effectiveness. We need an understanding …Read More