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Shaping Patterns
How do you create an environment for great work? Where healthy self-organization happens? You notice...
The Fingerprint Principle
When leaders make a change, they want buy-in. But they way they present a change...
The Forest Succession Principle
In ecology, the process through which rocky ground becomes a forest is referred to as...
Re-Teaming, Not Churn
In response to a tweet on the benefits of stable teams, someone asked whether I’m...
Supporting People Through Change
We are all experiencing change right now. Minor blips and stunning upheavals. Routines at home...
Explicit and Implicit Knowledge
Baking may not seem related to the work we do. However, my experience teaching a friend...
They Need to Change (But Might Not Know It)
Sometimes I meet teams who’ve adjusted or even embraced a change initiated by company leadership....
Work on the System
When I say “work on system,” I mean influencing factors that contribute to patterns of...