Determination, energy, and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something. We take risks that are unimaginable in any other context.

A leader these days needs to be a host - one who convenes diversity; who convenes all viewpoints in creative processes where our mutual intelligence can come forth.

Disorder can play a critical role in giving birth to new, higher forms of order.

In organizations, real power and energy is generated through relationships. The patterns of relationships and the capacities to form them are more important than tasks, functions, roles, and positions.

Life doesn't move in straight lines, and neither does a good conversation.

We know from science that nothing in the universe exists as an isolated or independent entity.

I'm sad to report that in the past few years, ever since uncertainty became our insistent 21st century companion, leadership has taken a great leap backwards to the familiar territory of command and control.