Porter Airlines, McKinsey report, and Babs shelving books without a mission. Many organizations, perhaps yours, have statements around...
Musings: Playing Truth or Consequences with Organizational Purpose
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Organizational Leadership Articles
October 16th List
Artifacts, culture shifting, ethics, and finally Babs' take on Ashes to Ashes' bad cops. Here are a handful of the readings, viewings, and...
Musings on the Emerging Future
Are we ready? Are we fearful? Are we in it together? The ability to shift from reacting against the past to leaning into and presencing an...
Musings on More Training Not Being the Solution
(unless it's for things like Naloxone, accounting, and dogs) There are things where more training is the solution or the wisest response....
August 13th List
Meaning of work, chance, chaos, AI (again), country western music, and swear jars. Here are a handful of the readings, viewings, and...
Reflections on a Problem with Strategic Planning and Outcomes
Certitude, do-or-die prescriptions, and hell or high water. There is a problem with strategic planning and how we think about results and...
Hey Babs, Ready to Retire but Where Are the Next Leaders?
Wonderful work, distressing feedback, and the Rubik's Cube. Hey Babs, I love the non-profit that I work for but I am ready to retire. I...
June 4th List
Attention spans (not just mine), uncertainty, sheriffs and witches, from routine to ritual, curiosity, CEO mindsets and excellence. Here...
April 9th List
Mary Oliver, Gorbachev, Thatcher, Mr. Rogers, Court Jesters, and Bhangra 1 The Guardian article, “The one question we all need to ask...