Those of us who love distributed-power models still have strong preferences about what happens in the world.  Distributed power is the...

On a recent zoom meeting with peer consultants we considered places we felt stuck.  Some were torn between a choice of professional...

If our objective is egalitarian workplaces we may feel we’re taking down big structures and pushing against huge systems.  The...

There are plenty of places you can find well-vetted lists of recommended recreational reading for your trip to the beach.  Summers,...

A couple of years ago (!) I wrote a post about the often-unrealized potential of group decision-making processes.  Recently some...

I recently taught a full-day class on leadership to a fabulous group of nonprofit professionals.  As part of the curriculum, I covered...

Around this time, we play-act at closing a year, secure in knowing we’re not really passing anything more than an arbitrary buoy in the...

There’s one aspect of distributed-power organizations that always particularly resonates with me: moving away from parent-child...

It was November 2014, and we had just learned that a St. Louis grand jury had decided not to indict the police officer who shot Michael...

I recently guest authored a blog post for the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations, and since it reflects some of my...

You have a commitment to equity, anti-racism, and/or anti-colonialism. Your organization is contributing to change. You are determined...

A friend told me the story of a relatively new employee where she works. She’d changed departments and was no longer available for...

Last month I reluctantly watched as dozens of Giving Tuesday emails rolled into my inbox. While they were often well-crafted and...

Earlier, I discussed problems that come from focusing at the person at the top instead of the whole organization - and yet I felt...

This situation may feel familiar: A committee is tasked with helping to answer a question, and brings a recommendation to the larger...

Conversations earlier this year about national and student debt reminded me of a different framing for debt I learned of last year. When...

I hadn’t thought about thermodynamics since high school, probably, until I was turned on to the idea that those laws might have some...

As my chosen field is organizational development, it might be obvious that I love organizations. It’s real – I have heartfelt tenderness...

I know when my fascination with questions started. I was watching a video in a training session as a young adult. On screen, a skilled...

I’m reading the latest Robin DiAngelo book “Nice Racism”, and am struck by how she examines the way her own behaviors live up to her...