Pigs and Garbage – A Failure to Think Systemically and Manage Change
Kill all the pigs. This decree was ordered and carried out by government officials in Egypt to prevent a swine flu epidemic. The decision failed to consider the informal socio-cultural system of garbage disposal nor did it prepare the masses to deal with the consequences of this change. As a result, the streets of Cairo are overflowing with garbage, and the government is dealing with massive environmental, social ... Read more »
Leading Change: Lessons from the Sandbox
Get your sunglasses, grab your beach blanket, watch the children at play and please learn along with me.
Seven boys, ages 5-8, are engineering an intricate series of dams and rivers by the water’s edge. They even build a small hot tub and are enjoying their time in this mini-spa when along come the girls – first one, then two. ... Read more »
Space in the Nest for Blueberry Bushes – Emptying the Nest Part 2
After dropping our son at college, we drove away in an aimless fog. The trip had been carefully planed through this point – then no plan, just the road ahead and the still silence in the car. Tears.
We drove for hours and stopped when we were tired and hungry, slept, got up and drove to Chautauqua Institution in NY. I could ... Read more »