by Michael K Sahota | May 2, 2013 | Agile, Coaching, Communication, Organizational Change, Organizational Culture, Organizational Culture, Personal Growth |
A friend of mine asked me what is going on with all this touchy-feely people and personal growth stuff - "What's it got to do with Agile?" My answer: everything! So this post ties together: Agile, High-Performance Culture with People skills and Temenos Workshop among others. Here is my current roadmap of focus areas related [...] Continue reading »
by Michael K Sahota | Apr 30, 2013 | Organizational Change, Personal Growth, Teamwork |
"If we're serious about exploring the world around us, we have to explore the world within us." - Ken Robinson (Joint post with Olaf Lewitz - Temenos Series) The Temenos container provides a powerful mental model for understanding and improving relationships with others. Often we do not consider the larger context of the situations we are in. When we explicitly [...] Continue reading »
by Michael K Sahota | Apr 15, 2013 | Communication, Personal Growth |
(Joint post with Olaf Lewitz - Temenos Series) In the course of our lives, we all encounter events that shape us, allow us to change and grow, that have made us who we are. We don’t tend to acknowledge or appreciate these events, and we rarely share them. Understanding our own path, reflecting how we became [...] Continue reading »
by Michael K Sahota | Apr 15, 2013 | Communication, Organizational Change, Personal Growth, Uncategorized |
(Joint post with Olaf Lewitz) What is Temenos? Temenos is also the name of a special kind of experiential laboratory (usually delivered as a weekend lab) that Siraj Sirajuddin has created over many years integrating diverse influences. He’s been using these labs to support lean and agile transformations in his practice as an Organisational Transformation Mentor. In a [...] Continue reading »
by Michael K Sahota | Mar 27, 2013 | Communication, Personal Growth, Uncategorized |
The Anatomy of Peace is a deeply insightful book about how our default thinking processes lead us to conflict with others and reveals a path towards peace. Our relationships with others form the foundation of our reality. Sadly, we are habituated on twisting and distorting our "reality" of these relationships to protect our ego. The [...] Continue reading »
by Michael K Sahota | Feb 19, 2013 | Organizational Change, Personal Growth |
In a recent post I talked about the nature of transformation as personal activity and the need for leaders to go first. But, how do we as change artists and leaders go first? Traditionally we think about learning skills and capabilities to effect change. We learn models and frameworks. We learn facilitation techniques. We learn new [...] Continue reading »
by Michael K Sahota | Feb 15, 2013 | Management, Organizational Culture, Personal Growth |
Christine Day, the CEO of Lululemon, gave a compelling account at the Toronto Board of Trade of how Lululemon uses culture as a core competitive advantage. It is woven into the fabric of every interaction and decision, not a bunch of meaningless posters on the wall. Sadly, there is no book yet. But when there [...] Continue reading »
by Michael K Sahota | Feb 11, 2013 | Agile, Management, Organizational Culture, Personal Growth |
Relatedness is the heart of high-performing teams and organizations. As stated in the Agile Manifesto, focus on “Individuals and Interactions" is essential. How we relate to ourselves and others is central to creating and maintaining effective and valuable systems. There are many mental frames that are used to discuss organizational culture and performance. In this [...] Continue reading »
by Michael K Sahota | Feb 7, 2013 | Communication, Personal Growth |
Brene Brown had an amazing discovery: The people who have love and belonging believe they are worthy of love and belonging. These people, dubbed the "wholehearted" were able to overcome the shame issues that limit people's lives. This post is based on Brown's video The Power of Vulnerability and in her book The Gifts of Imperfection. [...] Continue reading »
by Michael K Sahota | Jan 31, 2013 | Communication, Personal Growth |
In this post I am going share a book that has changed my life in deep and profound ways: Brene Brown's I thought it was just me (but it isn't). A good friend expresses the power clearly: "With this book, I am finally able to get to the root-causes of the problems in my life." If [...] Continue reading »
