Making a Difference While Making a Living

The Role of the Conscious Leader: Facing Edges & Embracing Emergent Process

I note that I have been relatively quiet with my blog posting and external communications in general during the past couple of weeks. While I have been under the weather for over a week (which undoubtedly has something to do with the silence in this realm) and intensely focused on the work at hand, I [...]

April 9, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Reflections, Working for Good  No Comments

Making a Difference, Together

Shortly after I finished writing my book, Working for Good: Making a Difference While Making a Living, people started asking me if I planned to write another (as if finishing one weren’t enough!) My response typically was, “If I do, I will probably call it Working for Good: Together.” Out of all of the insights [...]

March 8, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Principles, Reflections, Working for Good  No Comments

Gestation

This is my first blog post in over ten days, after posting twice a week since April 2009, with a little break over the holidays. Interestingly (at least to me) I wrote or started a few pieces since my last post - Restoration – on February 1st.
For some reason, I decided not to post, but [...]

February 13, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Reflections, Working for Good  No Comments

Ten Reasons to be Working for Good

Many of us aspire and dedicate ourselves to Working for Good – making the world a better place through our work. The essence of Working for Good is a calling, a sense of passion and purpose that stirs us to action from deep inside. It is based on the belief that what we do matters, [...]

January 8, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Reflections, Working for Good  No Comments

Refinement

Every other year or so I dive into a couple months of therapy. I find that taking time to reflect with a professional and to have someone probe the nooks and crannies of my body-mind is extremely informative and productive, and supports me to see things I may not have noticed and to work through [...]

November 24, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Principles, Working for Good  No Comments

C3 Summit

The Catalyzing Conscious Capitalism Summit this week was a truly incredible experience. After 7 months of preparation, and a week of facilitation, I am making this a very short post, and promise to upload more soon.
For now, I simply want to express deep gratitude in particular to my colleagues Cheryl Rosner, Rand Stagen, Phyllis Blees, [...]

October 25, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

The Role of Collaboration in Working for Good

The promise and possibility of collaboration is joyful, playful co-creation. When the hearts, minds, and spirits of a group come together to address shared opportunities and challenges, the palette of options, ideas, and energies we employ expands, and new colors emerge from the synergies between participants.
In the context of Working for Good, with our commitment [...]

October 19, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Principles, Working for Good  No Comments

Not Pushing

When I was younger (but no so much younger than today!), I pushed a lot. Perhaps it was a symptom of my Taurean nature exacerbated by my birth order and upbringing (got to credit something and someone!) And before I write on about how that has changed, I have to admit that my 11 year [...]

October 5, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Principles, Working for Good  No Comments

Constraints by Beatrice C. Benne, Ph.D.

I recently wrote a draft of a reflection on challenges, obstructions, and obstacles, which I shared with my friend Beatrice Benne, before posting. Beatrice responded with some thoughts on the concept of Constraints, which were much more thoughtful and detailed than my reflections on challenges et al. So I asked Beatrice if she would like [...]

September 22, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Principles, Working for Good  No Comments

Conversations

One of the great benefits of releasing my book Working for Good: Making a Difference While Making a Living is the incredible conversations it catalyzes and the fascinating people I meet in the process. Among others, this week I had conversations with Tea Silvestre of Planet Good Radio, Cheryl Esposito of Leading Conversations with Cheryl [...]

September 12, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Reflections, Working for Good  No Comments