Transformation Is About a Shift in Language and Conversation Peter Block

We are all problem solvers, action oriented and results minded. It is illegal in this culture to leave a meeting without a to-do list. We want measurable outcomes and we want them now. What is hard to grasp is that it is this very mindset which prevents anything fundamental from changing. We cannot problem solve our way into fundamental change, or … | Peter Block  Continue reading Transformation Is About a Shift in Language and Conversation Peter Block

The Dialogic Mindset Leading Emergent Change in a Complex World

Gurteen Knowledge Blog   December 16, 2020, 10:47. If you are interested in dialogic OD and how leadership needs to adapt to better cope with our increasingly complex world, this paper from Gervase Bushe and Robert Marshak should be of interest: The Dialogic Mindset: Leading Emergent Change in a Complex World. In the paper, they make seven assumptions … Continue reading The Dialogic Mindset Leading Emergent Change in a Complex World

Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don’t by Julia Galef (2021)

In this book, The Scout Mindset, Julia Galef explains that we see what we want to see when it comes to what we believe. In other words, we have what Julia Galef calls a “soldier” mindset. From tribalism and wishful thinking to rationalizing in our personal lives and everything in between, we are driven to … Continue reading Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don’t by Julia Galef (2021)

Introduction: Practicing Conversational Leadership Anyone can practice conversational leadership

We Are Not Enemies but Friends—mostly Conversational Leadership Mindset Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Conversational Leadership is a practice we can all engage in, regardless of our position, whether it is CEO or a new graduate … Continue reading Introduction: Practicing Conversational Leadership Anyone can practice conversational leadership

Conversational Leadership Mindset Developing a Conversational Leadership mindset

Introduction: Practicing Conversational Leadership Three Questions for Meaningful Conversations Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Many factors, including conversational skills and habits, shape our ability to practice Conversational Leadership effectively. However, the most impactful factor is our … Continue reading Conversational Leadership Mindset Developing a Conversational Leadership mindset

Avoiding Modern-day Colonialism Colonialism: the dominance, control, and exploitation by one group over another

Multipolar Traps or Moloch Traps Relationships ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Colonialism has historically referred to the domination and control of one group or nation over another. However, the language of colonialism has recently been … Continue reading Avoiding Modern-day Colonialism Colonialism: the dominance, control, and exploitation by one group over another

What Are Mindsets? Ways of thinking, mental inclinations, dispositions, or frames of mind

Attitudes Values Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Mindsets are our mental attitudes or approaches to a particular situation or task. They are shaped by our beliefs, values, and experiences and can impact our ability to adapt … Continue reading What Are Mindsets? Ways of thinking, mental inclinations, dispositions, or frames of mind

Science Curiosity A desire to seek out and consume scientific information for pleasure

How Beliefs Shape Reasoning Discrediting People ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Motivated reasoning is where we look for arguments in favor of conclusions we want to believe, regardless of the evidence. This is a primary … Continue reading Science Curiosity A desire to seek out and consume scientific information for pleasure