If we think of ourselves as a ping pong ball, we never know if our ball is going to be the one that raises the ship.
Raising a Boat with Ping Pong Balls
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From the Blog on leadership
A Chicken Escaped!
Yesterday, two of our chickens got out. One we were able to catch, but the other disappeared – I figured she was gone for good.
Sometimes It’s Good Not to Think
Systems help me get things done AND not to think about it. I don’t need to make decisions each time, they are patterns in my life.
See Differently
Sometimes we just need help to see differently. This is a key role of leadership and change makers. Perhaps our only role.
Nothing Left to Say
Sometimes there is nothing left to say…that is productive or can be heard. More could be said, but perhaps it would be unproductive.
In Praise of Action
The point of action is to learn and to get us out of our heads. Action is about engaging reality and adjusting plans.
Uncomfortable Questions
Humanitarians will often talk about shifting the power back to the affected communities. Sometimes uncomfortable questions are still good to ask.
Next Steps
What is the problem I face regularly that your vision, idea, dream solves? What are the tangible next steps that need to be and will be taken?
We need more experiments, not less
To find new ideas, we need more experiments and tests, not less. For every experiment that is repeatable, there are hundreds that don’t work.