Cultivating Leadership

06/12/2024

Whether you're a new leader who has upset their team or a seasoned one that needs to apologize for a misstep, this article by Jo Ilfeld and CL colleague Chantal Laurie Below is full of helpful advice.

New CEOs often face challenges when assertIing their leadership style. This plan can help managers win back trust and rebuild relationships.

06/05/2024

Bill Pullen knows that "the journey of growth necessitates embracing our strengths while also confronting our inevitable shortcomings, blind spots, and areas for improvement."

He also knows it's easier said than done. Check out his latest blog to see how he has learned to embrace feedback as a catalyst for evolution.

Unlocking growth through embracing feedback How do you take feedback? I aspire to be a leader – and human being – that welcomes feedback as an opportunity to learn, grow, and get better. Most of the time, I feel this is who I am. But when it comes down to it, I often find that […]

05/29/2024

In this final complex adaptive systems video, Keith explores the complexity concepts of self-organisation and basins of attraction, how the Old Boys Network organises itself to stay the same, and how to change things.

With a little help from Jacinda Ardern, Keith explores the complexity concepts of self-organisation and basins of attraction, how the Old Boys Network organi...

05/28/2024

Human flourishing is one of our three pillars as a Certified B Corporation, and CL colleague Leanne Holdsworth is a champion of human work--and human flourishing. This is the latest in her series of exceptional leader interviews.

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Leanne Holdsworth talks with Mike Bennetts

05/24/2024

Dr. Victoria Leavitt joins Rebecca on Not Simple to discuss s*x differences in the brain, the challenges of thinking about difference, and the promise (and limits) of precision medicine.

Listen via this link or wherever you get your podcasts.
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05/22/2024

"Besides the connection, joy, and mutual learning it can enable, hosting can be transformative. In hosting, we see others more. And we also see ourselves more."

akasha invites us to think of hosting more broadly (and joyfully) in this blog.

Have you ever wondered why some gatherings feel magical? Or transformative? I love hosting. The sight of people gathered and engaging with each other. The sound of gentle and full belly laughter. Sometimes crying. Oftentimes, the smell of delicious food, which must include vegan and gluten-free opti...

05/15/2024

"Thinking about boundaries and what is included or excluded is at the core of systems thinking," says Keith in this second video on complex adaptive systems.

What boundaries have you drawn today?

In the 3rd of our animations on complex systems Emperor Keithius explores how the boundaries we create shape our thinking on complex challenges and the decis...

05/09/2024

How do leaders create impact in complexity? We often think grand plans are necessary, but CL colleague Barry Bales knows small moves can have big impact. In this episode, he and Wendy discuss the importance of pursing progress, not perfection.
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05/07/2024

Keith shares how liberating can be to accept complexity and lead with the knowledge that some things cannot be controlled.

More to come from Keith on Complex Adaptive Systems in the coming weeks.

Keith shares with us how liberating it is to accept complexity, and lead from a different perspective. The first in a series on the elements of complex systems.

05/01/2024

About half of us are gathered in Grenada this week to connect and grow together. So far there's been dancing, snorkeling, and lots and lots of talking.

Over the years we've posted a lot of photos of us looking at each other's sensemaking notes when we gather, but this is the first time those notes have been anchored by flip flops!

04/26/2024

What thoughts enter your mind when you hear stories about life in a war zone? Elena Tochilina, who calls Kyiv home, encourages us all to set our pity aside and see life in the midst of war as encompassing pain, beauty, and much more.

Listen here: https://bit.ly/3JDKiqK

04/25/2024

Yay! We've become a B Corp… wait, what exactly is a B Corp?

Discover how businesses are balancing profits AND purpose for a more inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy.
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The current economic system prioritises short-term gains over long-term value; me over we; now over the future; inequity over justice; profits over people an...