Lean In to the Alligator

In the early 90’s when I was a facilitator for an outdoor education company, I had the opportunity to work with a group of business leaders and elected

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Emergency Maneuvers as a Metaphor for Transformation

Through a rather strange sequence of events, I began thinking about how an emergency maneuvers clinic for paragliding can actually be a metaphor for transformation. This post is

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Vision, Cookies, and Marshmallows

At first glance, it’s hard to see any connection between the vision one may have for a corporation, department or one’s self, and Cookies or Marshmallows. I have

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Don’t Read This!

Too late… you already read the title, didn’t you? Well, there’s actually a deeper point here and it involves reading the signs within our organizations. The peculiar thing

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What distinguishes between Coach, Mentor, and Friend?

I’ve been pondering the relationship between a coach, a mentor, and a friend. All three roles overlap in three intertwined circles (Venn diagram), but I’m not sure how.What

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