Perks are great, but they are detached from the day-to-day. Often, perks are a way to “shield” managers and executives from the sticky task of creating a healthy, humane, and sustainable day-to-day environment. “We have a wellness program, what’s your problem?” What if you have me on so many disparate projects that I don’t have […]
Project Update – February 28, 2019
Cross-posted to Medium We still have consistent progress. The publication date has been pushed back. The Intro, Chapter 1, Chapter 2 are now ready for review by pre-order purchasers. This group will receive a separate email with information. Chapter 3, 4, 5 are on deck and should be ready for review sometime in mid-March. I […]
Status Report – Change Planning January
Cross-posted to Medium. I’ve been writing, but it’s been a slog. The cookie-monster bathrobe came back with a vengeance, this time lined in lead. I must be onto something big — I don’t remember the resistance being this strong before. I am ridiculously grateful for my family, partner, friends, and therapist. They’ve been awesome about holding space for me […]
Empathy
In response to my Top 5 Skills for 2019 post, a mentor of mine asked, “What about Empathy?” I found myself resisting. Hard. We all have Empathy. Some of us squelch it – partially by training, partially out of self-preservation. Some of us overdo it – inappropriately taking on the emotional labor of others. Some […]
Lab Update – October and Lessons Learned
Cross-posted to Medium Change Planning The Publishizer campaign ended on October 31. Final stats – 646 views and 50 books pre-sold. I’m thrilled! This is the first time I’ve ever done anything like this and had to slog through a lot of personal fear and resistance to make it here. Even more exciting – I […]
I’m Writing a Book!
(Two actually….but this one will appear first.) I’m writing Personal Change Planning – Deciding What to Pursue and Shrinking the Gap Between Desired State and Future State (working title). Over the next month – I will be sharing case studies and facilitation techniques using the Change Planning Model I am developing. The book promotion is […]
Update from The Lab
Cross-Posted at medium.com/@meaningfulflow Change Planning Update Key changes: I’ve separated out personal change planning and will concentrate on that during this phase of the project. Organizational Change Planning has been moved to phase 2. Opportunity knocked and I had to answer the door. I’ve returned to Ken Wilber’s original definitions of the It and Its […]
Change Planning As a Project Decision Tool
Classical project planning goes through initiation, planning, execution and closure cycles. Agile projects follow a similar model, just with faster and more frequent cycles between planning and execution. Typically – Change Management activities occur sometime during execution when the project team realizes that they need to implement their project to others. Most of us have […]
Meaningful Flow Lab – Status Report August 1, 2018
Thank you everyone for the feedback. I’m leaving this post here for archive. ———————————— Cross-posted to Medium. This is a call for feedback and an introduction to where I am headed with this lab. I feel like I’m taking a risk — showing my work in progress. That’s what labs are for, right? In the […]
