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

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 sources have disappeared. This dinosaur

June 12, 2025 No Comments

The Long View: Building Personal Resilience for the Journey Ahead

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 there’s no clear end in

May 29, 2025 No Comments

The Bonds That Rebuild: Cultivating Team Resilience

Dear Change Leader, When a storm strikes, it’s not the strongest tree that necessarily survives—it’s the grove with intertwined root systems supporting each other through the gale. As we continue exploring resilience, let’s focus on what might be the most powerful dimension: relational resilience—the unique strength that emerges when teams bond through disruption. The Hidden Power of Collective Recovery

May 14, 2025 No Comments

Finding Renewal in Disruption: The Forest Fire Principle of Resilience

Dear Change Leader, Imagine this scene with me… It’s a windy day in the forest. Trees sway dramatically as gusts intensify, their rustling growing louder in your ears. Suddenly, one tree—its roots perhaps not as deeply anchored as others—topples onto a power line. An electrical arc sends sparks flying in all directions. In these windy conditions, a fire quickly

May 1, 2025 No Comments

The Pathfinder Approach: Leading When You Can’t See the Full Trail

Dear Change Leader, “How are you doing?” I asked a leader recently. “I’m taking it one day at a time, and I’m okay with that,” he replied, a note of celebration in his voice. You see, until we connected in a CEO Roundtable I was hosting, he had been worried that his ability to focus on ‘just’ one

April 17, 2025 No Comments

Navigating Uncertainty: Leadership in Tumultuous Times

Dear Change Leader, What do you do when you can no longer take anything for granted? When familiar patterns and relationships are disrupted? When routines and well-established processes are no longer sufficient to meet the needs of the moment? I believe we’re facing exactly such a moment today. The political and regulatory environment is unstable. The economy is under stress.

April 3, 2025 No Comments