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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

Leading Through Complexity: Embracing the Messy Middle

Dear Change Leader, Have you ever found yourself in a meeting where half the agenda items feel like routine business, while the other half discuss existential threats to your organization? This cognitive whiplash isn’t just common in leadership today—it’s the defining feature. Consider what might be on your plate this week: Your finance team needs budget approvals for next quarter.

March 20, 2025 No Comments

When the World Goes Through the Shredder: A Change Leader’s Guide to Navigating Fundamental Disruption

Dear Change Leader, Let’s be honest — this is a challenging time. The last few weeks have brought more than their fair share of disruptions, affecting us at personal, team, organizational, and community levels. That’s a lot, isn’t it? And you’re not going to be comforted when I share with you an assessment recently made by John Simpson, a respected

March 6, 2025 No Comments