Sometimes the topic for my newsletter article just comes to me. Last week I ran across a podcast (and companion newsletter) published by Jo Saxton, a nationally known speaker, author, and leadership coach. Before I share a portion of it, let me start by saying my column is not about politics -- everything PEN does [...]
Life is about paradoxes: sickness versus health; richer versus poorer; hot versus cold; better versus worse; happy versus sad. The same is true in our organizations: success versus failure; growth versus contraction; centralization versus decentralization; efficiency versus innovation. The truth, of course, is that these poles are not binary -- they’re all on a continuum, [...]
The complexities of leading through uncertainty are undeniable: the path ahead is often obscured by unforeseen challenges, market disruptions, and technological advancements. The very nature of uncertainty breeds discomfort and resistance, making it a formidable adversary to effective leadership. However, it is precisely during these times of ambiguity that the mettle of leaders is truly [...]
Because most things in life are part of larger systems, some seemingly trivial events can have significant impact. For example, in 1961, mathematician and meteorologist Edward Lorenz took a shortcut in entering data in a weather prediction model. He innocently entered .506 instead of the full numeric value of.506127, and the result was a completely [...]
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