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Diversity and Inclusion is a lie

Diversity and Inclusion is a lie

If we actually believed in diversity, it would exist in something more than a set of numbers in a corporate report.
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Work hard and listen

Work hard and listen

When you focus on “being nice” you might just be achieving the opposite of what you want. Be clear, be honest, be curious — not nice!
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Bias is hierarchy.

Bias is hierarchy.

The foundation of ethics in tech is the detection and mitigation of bias.
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“Shared Leadership” over “Self management”

“Shared Leadership” over “Self management”

While many organizations like to promote the idea that they support “self management” most don’t really commit.
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3 Rules for decentralized collaboration

3 Rules for decentralized collaboration

When a problem is too complex for any individual to understand, keep these rules in mind.
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Forget the heroes

Forget the heroes

The future is too complex for anyone to have a plan, we have to learn to do things differently.
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To create trust, share your distrust

To create trust, share your distrust

The best way to allow your doubts to ferment and grow is to deny them and hide them.
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We are all response able

We are all response able

Reinventing our organizations is one of the most powerful actions we can take to fix our future.
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How to see the whole

How to see the whole

When everything is in a state of flux, it helps to have some kind of structure that remains constant and allows you to see the wood from…
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Taking responsibility

Taking responsibility

Find happiness by removing ‘have to’
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Lisa Farron
Listening— a core skill

Listening— a core skill

Improving listening is the single most significant point of leverage for organizational and team development. I believe if you focus on…
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Lisa Farron
Industrial Transformation (a bit like Digital Transformation, only 300 years ago)

Industrial Transformation (a bit like Digital Transformation, only 300 years ago)

Digital Transformation is not so much about the technology itself, but about adopting the mindset that those technologies represent.
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Listening to be heard

Listening to be heard

Communication is hard. Being able to express exactly how your feeling or what you need is a difficult skill to learn. And sometimes even if…
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Lisa Farron
First steps towards self-management

First steps towards self-management

There is a lot of discussion swirling around businesses about removing hierarchy in organizations or moving away from the traditional…
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Lisa Farron
6 Power Dynamics

6 Power Dynamics

A model of types of organisational power.
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The Sociocracy 7 principles give me hope

The Sociocracy 7 principles give me hope

Sociocracy 3.0 boils my hope for the future down to seven statements. These principles provide such a powerful perspective on the…
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The Age Of Questions: Applying lessons from software development in the world

The Age Of Questions: Applying lessons from software development in the world

In an age where the rules are unknown, and always changing, we can no longer rely on answers. So much of the political upheaval we are…
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