One of my less stellar moments as a five-year-old was the end of year report card. The subject was music. My rating was a D and the teacher’s comment was ‘she loves to sing but unfortunately is always out of tune’. At first I thought I was being praised until the full meaning of the sentence sunk in. Yes indeed, … Read More
I have been fascinated with the effects on a culture of the stories that get told over time. People want to work and live in a life nurturing culture, and yet their own frequently told stories add to the life-depleting culture…just what they say that they don’t want. When friends get together, they don’t talk about all that is going … Read More
The people in an organization know a lot about what is going right and what is not. This information often doesn’t benefit the organization as it is shared at the water cooler, the parking lot or at home…but not in the organization itself. You might be thinking that you are accessing this information via interviews, surveys, or focus groups. Surprisingly, … Read More
