Leading Volunteers
Guest post by David Dye. How long can you hold your breath? Better yet, unless it’s dangerous to your health, try it right now: hold your breath as long as…
How can Organizational Culture make a difference in Leading Change?
Are you frustrated about organizational change? I sure was! But then I started leading change based on culture. I worked with organizational culture - instead of against it. That made a…
How to co-create change in an Ubuntu Circle
“Ubuntu can offer the ‘developed world’ a means to overcome the great challenges of the 21st century”. Says Leontine van Hooft, a Dutch corporate anthropologist and entrepreneur in Africa. She…
What can Western leaders learn from Africa?
“Working in Africa is fundamentally different than in Western societies.” Leontine van Hooft, a Dutch corporate anthropologist and entrepreneur, learned a lot when she started a venture in Africa seven…
“Whole Person” Organizational Culture makes people and organizations thrive
Guest post by Gerald Wagner.
What if you’d wake up on Monday excited to go back to work? Organizations with “Whole Person Cultures” make this a reality. Not because they offer happiness courses and wellness perks – but because they create organizational cultures in which people thrive. Eliminate fear, add creativity. No need for office politics, if there’s openness. Bye professional masks, hello authenticity. Why use key performance indicators and stretched targets, if you get it done through enthusiasm and work-life balance. It’s a magic mix so let’s meet some organizations that walk this talk! (more…)
How can you solve team challenges with the Leadership Matrix?
Guest post by Mike Figliuolo
The phrase “think outside the box” makes me physically ill. It’s trite and it isn’t at all practical. But inside the box? That’s where great leaders go to get more out of their teams – preferably without exhausting themselves and others. (more…)