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Navigating the Estuary: Leadership in Ever-Changing Terrain

How accomplished leaders can guide their teams through constantly shifting organizational landscapes Dear Change Leader, “I feel like I’m kayaking through an estuary where the channels keep shifting,” shared Rebecca, a seasoned C-suite executive, during our recent conversation. “Just when I think I’ve found the safe passage, the tide changes and suddenly I’m navigating […]

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Adaptive Leadership, Change, Change Management, Leaders, Leadership, Pathfinder, Plans, strategic thinking, Sustaining Change, Teams

Seeing the Systems that Enable Everything

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How seeing systems reduces your overwhelm and increases your influence Dear Change Leader, “I kept thinking there had to be one key thing causing our retention problem,” explained David, a department head at a consulting firm. “I’d tackle communication, then discover it was workload. I’d address workload, then find out it was career development.

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Adaptive Leadership, Change, Change Management, Culture, Drivers of Sustained Change, Engagement Paradox, influencing others, Leadership, levers for change, Organizational Growth, Sustaining Change

The Perspectives that Shift Everything

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Dear Change Leader, “I thought I understood what was happening until I talked to someone in HR,” Marcus shared during a recent conversation. As Director of Operations for a growing tech company, Marcus had been wrestling with persistent delays in product launches. For weeks, he’d been focusing on what seemed obvious: the development team needed

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Adaptive Leadership, Change, Change Management, Drivers of Sustained Change, Habits, influencing others, Leaders, Leadership, levers for change, Organizational Growth, Stakeholders, Sustaining Change, Teams

Building Psychological Safety in Nonprofit Organizations

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Michael joins Carol Hamilton to explore how psychological safety—often dismissed as a “soft” concept—plays a critical role in team performance, learning, and innovation. Listen

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Adaptive Leadership, Change, Change Management, Effective Teams, Funding, Growth, Organizational Growth, Transition

The Questions That Change Everything

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Dear Change Leader, “I think I’ve been asking the wrong questions,” Sarah confided during our coaching session last week. As VP of Operations for a mid-sized company, Sarah had been struggling with an impossible challenge: her team consistently missed deadlines despite working long hours. For months, she’d focused on one question: “How can we get

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Adaptive Leadership, Change, Change Management, Communication, Culture, Drivers of Sustained Change, Habits, influencing others, Leaders, Leadership, levers for change, Organizational Growth, Sustaining Change, Teams

Recalibrating When Everything Feels Urgent: Moving From Distraction to Focus

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How overwhelmed leaders can develop strategic priorities and regain executive focus through intentional leadership calibration Dear Change Leader, “I’m being pulled in 1,000 directions, and I feel that I should be responsive to everyone and everything,” a CEO shared with me last week, her voice carrying the weight of six months of relentless disruption.

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Adaptive Leadership, Change, Change Management, Drivers of Sustained Change, Focus, Habits, Leaders, Leadership, levers for change, strategic thinking, Summer, Sustaining Change

Appreciating The Clearing: Finding Perspective in the Midst of the Journey

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Dear Change Leader, I’m writing this newsletter shortly after the summer solstice, almost at the midpoint of the year, as people traditionally prepare for their summer holidays. Given this transition point, I’d like to explore the benefit of pausing in the midst of what continues to be a hectic year. Imagine that you are

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Adaptive Leadership, Capable People, Change, Change Management, Drivers of Sustained Change, Effective Teams, Habits, Innovation, Leaders, Leadership, levers for change, Organizational Growth, Pathfinder, strategic thinking, Summer, Sustaining Change, Transition

When Dinosaurs Learn to Fly : Transforming Your Organization’s Strengths in Disruptive Times

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Dear Change Leader, Picture this: A small dinosaur stands at the edge of a cliff, its body covered in what we now know were primitive feathers—originally evolved for warmth and display, not flight. Below stretches an unfamiliar landscape, changed by shifting climates and new predators. The old hunting grounds have dried up. The familiar food

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Adaptive Leadership, Capable People, Change, Change Management, Drivers of Sustained Change, Effective Teams, Innovation, Leaders, Leadership, levers for change, Organizational Growth, Pathfinder, strategic thinking, Transition

Michael speaks with Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken about how organizations can prepare themselves to receive and use large investments to spur growth.

What Nonprofits Must Know About Transformational Gifts and Sudden Growth

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Michael speaks with Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken about how organizations can prepare themselves to receive and use large investments to spur growth. Listen

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Adaptive Leadership, Change, Change Management, Effective Teams, Funding, Growth, Organizational Growth, Transition

The Long View: Building Personal Resilience for the Journey Ahead

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Dear Change Leader, “How do you keep going when everything feels impossible?“ This question has been on my mind in recent weeks as I’ve listened to leaders describe their experience of this moment. The challenges feel relentless. The uncertainty seems endless. And many of you are wondering how to sustain your energy and clarity when

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Adaptive Leadership, Change, Change Management, Habits, influencing others, Leaders, Leadership, Pathfinder, strategic thinking