Notes on Complexity: A Key Idea for Business and Society by Chris Mowles

March 7, 2023
/ By Keith

Complexity: A Key Idea for Business and Society Chris Mowles book is a Professor of Complexity and Management at Hertfordshire Business School, and this book is somewhat academic. However, Mowles has spent time in the public sector, and that…

Notes on Sand Talk by Tyson Yunkaporta

March 7, 2023
/ By Keith

This week I wanted to share Sand Talk, a book by Tyson Yunkaporta. Yunkaporta is an Aboriginal scholar. His work applies Indigenous inquiry methods to resolve complex issues and explore global crises. This book is different because it ”…

Just execute

February 20, 2023
/ By Keith

How often have you heard someone say, “I know exactly what to do; I just need to execute?” This comes up a lot both in organizations and with individuals. The problem is that the distinction between planning and doing…

A Journey of Becoming

February 3, 2023
/ By Keith

This post (and the ones that follow) may differ from what I have been writing. I always write to make sense of the world and to understand it better. But I find myself in a liminal place where I…

New Years Goals

December 30, 2021
/ By Keith

It is that time of year where people are making resolutions and setting goals for the New Year. A couple of years ago I wrote about the difference between incremental and transformational goals. I want to revisit that theme…

Juggling Tasks

October 8, 2021
/ By Keith

Sarah was like a lot of other high-performing leaders. She had a lot of balls in the air and she struggled to not drop any. Like a lot of high-performers, she tied her sense of accomplishment and value to…

Fan, Funnel, or Umbrella

October 1, 2021
/ By Keith

There is a saying that in organizations, shit flows downstream. This is the inevitable truth that there are unexpected, disruptive, and unpleasant things to deal with in an organization. How a leader handles these cases can determine whether they…

Evolution Instead of Resolutions

February 24, 2021
/ By Keith

We are two months into the new year, and you know what that means. 80% of us have given up on our New Year’s resolutions. January started with a strong desire to make changes and that this year would…

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