We recently developed this cultural assessment tool. It can be used to evaluate any situation at work (or even at home) that you would like to improve.
This is about finding what you value and what you can do to improve things. The form can be used to evaluate yourself, a situation or a challenging or particularly satisfying colleague.
We have all experienced a moment of doubt in our right and our ability to lead. “What qualifies me to lead these other humans when I’m wrestling with some of the same things they are?”
85% of employees are “not engaged” or are “actively disengaged,” according to Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace report.
We agree with Jim Harter that this points to a crisis of leadership.
How leaders drive performance is one source of this crisis. Aggressive leaders can push their teams to high performance in the short run but will drive away the best contributors over the long run. Great leaders build teams and team productivity simultaneously by creating great experiences based in great performance. Continue reading A More Humane (and Effective) Performance Review
Ellie: What are we talking about here, Stephen?
Stephen: We are talking about the pilgrimage we just went on this summer, up and down the coast, back and forth through our lives and my past and all that–family, friends, associates. Continue reading Pilgrimage– Adding Meaning to Our Travels
Doubt is the origin of wisdom
RENE DESCARTES
Doubting our own assumptions and thought patterns is a great place to start any pursuit of wise, humane leadership.
In all affairs, it’s a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.
BERTRAND RUSSELL
Curiosity is the key to:
