Humanize Available for Pre-Order
I am not sure if it is bad luck to buy a book before you have actually finished writing it, but if so, I'm too late! The book that Maddie Grant and I have been writing for the last six months is almost done (we'r ...
Book Review: The New How: Creating Business Solutions Through Collaborative Strategy
Joe Gerstandt first connected me to the work of Nilofer Merchant, so I started following her on Twitter and reading what she was writing on the Harvard Business Review blog. Then a few weeks ago I finally ordered her boo ...
Inclusion Brings Change
I was at a gathering of association folks on Monday, and the topic turned to generational differences. I was all excited to share some of the knowledge that I have on that topic (by the way, I have recently priced my Gen ...
Tomorrow's Organizations Today (Slides)
Thanks to everyone who came to my session at the AAFP Annual Leadership Forum to hear me talk about creating tomorrow's organizations today. Feel free to download a PDF of the slides. (UPDATE: I fixed the link ...
Tomorrow’s Organizations Today (Slides)
Thanks to everyone who came to my session at the AAFP Annual Leadership Forum to hear me talk about creating tomorrow's organizations today. Feel free to download a PDF of the slides. (UPDATE: I fixed the link. ...
Power of A Awards
I just saw that they extended the deadline for the Power of A awards to this Friday, so I thought I'd give them a little plug. About three years ago I took over as Executive Director for a small association in the DC ...
Conflict and Online Communities
Maddie posted last week about the survey currently being administered by the nonprofit, Civlination, for online community managers. Civilination is about stopping online hostility and bullying so everyone's voice can ...
What if We Let People Be Themselves?
I've been working on the book (shocker!) and one of the sections I've been working on lately has to do with authenticity. Human organizations love authenticity. It's part of what makes them trustworthy. They ...
What if We Let People Be Themselves?
I've been working on the book (shocker!) and one of the sections I've been working on lately has to do with authenticity. Human organizations love authenticity. It's part of what makes them trustworthy. They love it when ...
Are Your Meetings Like Golf or Hockey?
One of my favorite books that cuts across two of my favorite topics (truth and conflict) is Michael Roberto's Why Leaders Don't Take Yes for An Answer. He is the source of the definition I often use of consensus: it's no ...