PARADIGM SHIFT and THE PARADOX of POWER
TweetPreamble: As you read this post, please be mindful that I believe both men and women, The Masculine and The Feminine, are required to lead for and into a future we need and one we must pursue. This post, and many others, emphasize The Feminine and women, because it and we have been missing from the leadership equation ... Read more »
NOWLeadership May Edition: “Why Women?” What He Says
TweetThis month we asked men we respect who are leaders and early adopters of NOWLeadership (although they may name it differently) to talk about why they believe integrating feminine and masculine is the way forward and why we need women to lead along with men. Every month we think our contributors have created the best-yet issue of NOW. This month ... Read more »
Why Women by Eric Peterson
TweetWhy I Advocate for Women
I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t an advocate for women leaders and encouraging traditionally feminine leadership attributes. This may be related to my tendency towards styles that favor the feminine over the masculine as indicated by every personality assessment I’ve taken, from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to the Predictive Index to the Enneagram to ... Read more »
Leading With Paradox – Notes from a Feminist’s Son
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She was obsessed with fairness
A woman of great certainty who saw the world in black and white.
Later in her life she asked me to teach her about gray.
He was gentle, sweet and unreservedly supportive.
Tony Schwartz
His mother, Felice Schwartz, founded Catalyst, an organization that expands opportunities for women and business using each to promote and evolve the other. You ... Read more »
Man-Woman-Lead-Learn
Tweet The CatalystA number of years ago I attended the SOL (Society of Organizational Learning) conference in Cambridge, MA. It was an excellent learning event and opportunity to gather with hundreds of colleauges. I have a lot of respect for SOL’s work.
During the plenary session on Generative Leadership, a term I had not heard before, I happened to sit at a ... Read more »
NOW Leadership – The Brrrrr Edition
TweetFlummoxed. Befuddled. Speechless.
Why?
What words of introduction could do justice to this collection of entertaining intelligent and thought provoking contributions that include:
- Aubrey Hepburn and the Pied Piper on film
- Sexy Frenchmen ironing clothes while wearing none
- The music of Edith Piaf
- Tom Peters reading aloud
- The man behind the woman behind the man behind the woman named Dietrich
- and more
So please without further ado grab your ... Read more »
What’s Missing in the Halls of Power?
TweetI spent many a lecture in graduate school waiting for the sages to utter pearls of wisdom. It happened twice, and both times the statements were profoundly simple. Marv Weisbord spoke these words a long time ago and I remember the essence but not the exactness of what he said. I’ve added my own experience to the mix as well. ... Read more »
Do We Need a King & a Queen – A He-Leader & A She-Leader?
TweetIn today’s complex world a singular go-it-alone leader won’t suffice. He or she cannot possibly understand or focus on each and all the critical issues. Setting priorities doesn’t help when everything in the web of inter-related factors is equally important.
The President Can’t Do ItConsider the Obama administration. Before assuming office the country entered an ... Read more »
