Harder Than Expected: Why I Went Silent and the Challenges of Change

Reflecting on my past 6 months, I realized that the nomadic lifestyle – letting go of material constraints mirrored the shift I’m advocating for leadership: Letting go of command-and-control to […]
The Tipping Point: Why Today’s Workplace Can’t Afford to Ignore Purpose

In 2011, I thought the world was about to change dramatically. I was wrong. For the previous three years, I had the fortunate opportunity to interact with brilliant minds like […]
Unleashing Innovation: What a Fictional 1980s Horror Movie Reveals About Collaboration

Zepotha, the 1980s cult classic horror movie has made a huge resurgence on the Internet as of late. Fans are going absolutely crazy doing things like writing fan fiction, creating […]
A New Declaration of Independence: Unshackling Ourselves for a Brighter Tomorrow

Michael Franti was out in the audience, again. This time he was standing on a small platform at the back of Central Park summer stage that was between me and […]
Terrible Guardians of Culture: Why CEOs Need to Rethink Their Role and Embrace Change

OK, so this is going to be a controversial statement, so sit back, gird your loins, and get ready because here it comes… CEOs should not be the guardians of […]
Command and Control? Chaos with Lipstick

By Peter Laughter and Chris Paliani “Hmm… that sounds like chaos.” This is one of the most common responses we’ve gotten in our articles on distributed leadership. To which we […]