Recently, a colleague asked, “Who has most influenced your thinking and practice as an Organizational Development consultant?” One of my chief influences was my Mom. She had a lot of sayings. “No good comes from fooling” she would say,...
Everyone has heard the oft-quoted maxim about leadership from ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu, legendary founder of Taoism and author of The Tao Te Ching: A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say:...
For decades, Human Resources leaders have been yearning for “a seat at the table” with the business leaders. The way to earn that seat is through the relationship with the CEO. Over the course of my career in HR as a Training and Organization Development...
Does the idea of spiritual leadership have any place in business? Some would say absolutely not. Why? They fear a thinly veiled introduction of religious views into a realm that should be based solely on the logic of the marketplace. While I am sensitive to that...
