As I work with people, I sometimes get a sense that we believe that 'mental models' are 'our policies and structures' and the way to work with 'shifting mental...
This came at my (inter-Ministry) workshop today ... the focal question was, "Well you have listened to some of the tools of Learning Organisation. What...
Reminder from the Calendar of LOPN http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LOPN/cal Designing Retreats Friday August 19, 2005 All Day (This event does not repeat.) Event...
Ok! I don't get it! Why is that when we talk about Personal Mastery (creating our personal visions) in Singapore, all we ever say is: - we want to clear our...
Ai Bee's comments reminds me of an article by a ST journalist, Koh Buck Song who wrote about need to Follow Through sometimes, and just not make changes for...
Much as folks may feel restructuring jumped out at them, I feel that the truth is that the signs have been there for a long time, like symptoms of a disease,...
One big driver of restructuring is cost reduction. Leaders at the top are always thinking of ways to add value to the business, and if you belong to a cost...
Dear all, Yes, I understand restructuring is inevitable ... and nothing stays the same forever. Yet, when it does happen, the organisation appear to go...
Reminder from the Calendar of LOPN http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LOPN/cal LOPN Practitioner Sharing Friday July 29, 2005 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm (This event does not...
Evelyn thank you for a great set of questions. I have taken two here that interests me. - Does LO mean the 5 disciplines by Peter Senge? - LO or OL? What's...
Typically the ones I get is: - People want to know what is in it for them if they 'did LO'? - People are only interested in salary, bonus and promotion, will...
Reminder from the Calendar of LOPN http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LOPN/cal Learning to see the world systemically Friday July 15, 2005 All Day (This event does...
Reminder from the Calendar of LOPN http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LOPN/cal Systems Thinking Archetypes - An introduction Thursday June 30, 2005 2:00 pm - 6:00...
If someone in an elevator were to ask you what Systems Thinking / Dynamics is, and you have less than 30 seconds to explain. What would you say? This...
Have a problem and you suspect dynamic complexity is at play (i.e. 'circular causality' and 'when things happen ... over time')? We invite you to use this...
I had a nice experience on Sat morning (it was a lovely way to spend the Sat), when Alex Chow helped to lead a session on Action Learning with a small group of...
To World Cafe lovers, this is Juanita's latest book: The World Cafe: Shaping Our Futures Through Conversations That Matter by Juanita Brown, David Isaacs,...
We were fortunate in May, to hear so much of Peter Block's Six Conversations. First by Wendy of Flamecentre on 13 May at LOPN and then by Peter himself on 28...
http://www.peterblock.com/ Peter's works offer an alternative to the "patriarchal beliefs" that influence our thinking at the workplace. His work is to bring...
Hi all. Am just back from two weeks in Boston where I was attending a 5-day workshop by ActionDesign (http://www.actiondesign.com/index.htm) on Creating...
William, Thanks for sharing those thoughts and the books relevant to this topic.I will definitely add it to my Reading List! Hope to share my views and...
Hi all, After attending the "Servant Leadership" Seminar 2 weeks ago, my interest in the subject was piqued. I managed to get hold of Robert Greenleaf's book,...
Hi all, Just a note on the practice of quotation in Forum postings. There is a subtle difference between emails between individuals, and Forum postings that...
Dear William and all, This was in response to the notice we send yesterday ... he is a new member ... it is good start! William, am wondering, one of the...
Dear all, Today at the session ... there was a question ... can Servant Leadership truly happen ... in a world that prides ... for organisation (and...
Dear all, Recently through Joey of HK (some of you might have met him, when he co- facilitated a workshop with me in Dec at the LOPN) ... I was introduced to...
Hi all, Thanks to those who have responded and provided me with your particulars. I have updated the members' database. To access the database, just click ...
Dear all, I heard so many lovely things ... would anybody care to share what struck you or may what kind of questions it opened for you ... (am sure if there ...
Hi Everyone, It feels like th3 group is getting ready to "take-off";...thanks to everyone for the sharing. Thanks Sheila for getting things going! I am also...
Hi, There are now four of us in the LOPN eGroup. And I hope the numbers will grow. In the meantime, come in and try out the features, start posting messages...
