The 5 Cs of Trust
A quick summary of the 5Cs of trust
Read MoreGreat Life Guidelines from an Old Commencement Speech
Guidelines for successful living given by Barry Swenson, real estate developer, at the 2003 San Jose State University commencement address
Read MoreManaging Change by Changing the Conversation
I’ve always liked Peter Block’s statement, “To change the organization, change the conversation.” Creating organizational change is largely about organizing the right conversations between the right people—that’s how relationships and ways of working together are altered. Deepening that notion, I was at a dinner with Peter at a friend’s house the other night, and I…
Read MoreTipping Point Redux
Review of the three rules of the Tipping Point in light of current research
Read MoreThe Soul of Personal Change
Old And New Paradigms of Change The old human paradigm of change is all about linear goal setting. It’s driven by the rational, logical left-brain with an illusion that life can be predicted and controlled. Know what you want, obtain the right resources, plan your steps and then just do it! Lose weight 10 kg,…
Read MoreFollowing Your Calling / Part 2
In the first part of this article (Living Your Purpose), we explored the difference between the essence (“being”) and the many possible forms (“doing”) of your purpose. When aligned with your essence, you can live your purpose in the moment and touch others through everything you do. Nothing else is necessarily needed to fulfill your…
Read MoreLiving Your Purpose / Part 1
Your life has a purpose – you have some special gift to contribute to the world. And there is no-one else on earth who could bring forth exactly what you have inside. How do you then get to know your purpose and gifts? In our last blog post Redefining Success, we discussed what happens when…
Read MoreThe Alchemy of Conscious Dialogue™
Transforming Self and Our World with Conscious Dialogue™ Let us learn from the trees that share an intricate web of connection, communication, healing and collaboration underground while reaching together towards the skies. Magic of Connection Have you ever experienced the power of connection in a gathering of friends sharing stories? Time ceases to exist. You…
Read MoreRedefining Success
How to Have Success with Happiness and a Meaningful Life? What does success mean to you? Do you consider yourself successful? The Oxford Dictionary defines success as an accomplishment of an aim or purpose or an outcome of an undertaking (good/bad). Likewise, it can refer to a person or a thing that attains fame, wealth…
Read MoreDenial and Conspiracy Theories during Organizational Change
Organizational change depends a lot on perception. I saw the movie “Denial” recently, which is based on the book History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier. The movie covers the 2001 court battle between American historian Deborah Lipstadt and Holocaust denier David Irving. Mr. Irving sued her for libel regarding how…
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