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It’s been somewhat silent on my blog this last months while I work on other writing projects.  One project that may interest the readers of this blog was published today on InfoQ, a go-to [...]

Something interesting may be happening. Actually, of course, something interesting is always happening. But in this case, I’m referring to a conversation that appears to be starting around the [...]

I am an itinerate problem solver.  I walk into organizations in various roles to solve various kinds of problems.  Not uncommonly when I walk around a new organization I notice things like “No [...]

I’ve been doing a lot of reading and writing about leadership history and models lately. And, for a long time now, I’ve been coaching and listening to people who are in positions of nominal [...]

After chewing on it for a couple of years, this year I’m taking the Pervasive Leadership model I’ve been working on to a broader audience.  This is a leadership model for truly agile [...]

The other night I found myself talking with a couple of colleagues about a topic that catches my attention a lot lately: how we deal with failure. We were gathered around a tiny table at a local [...]

There are two interesting perspectives frequently brought into conversations regarding human systems: When a problem occurs, look to the system, not the individual. When a problem occurs, look to [...]

Is anyone afraid of change?  Why, what can take place without change?  What then is more pleasing to the universal nature?  And canst though take a bath unless the wood undergoes a change?  And [...]

The Scrum values are: Courage Focus Commitment Openness, and Respect To refresh my thinking on this topic, I recently turned to the Oxford English Dictionary. Courage originally referred to [...]

I like, so many of those of you reading this post, grew up in a culture where it is relatively easy to seek out and experience pleasure in many ways.  The very air is full of free and cheap [...]