Through learning we re-create ourselves. Through learning we become able to do something we were never able to do.

By using the systems archetypes we can learn how to “structure” the details into a coherent picture of the forces at play.

Scratch the surface of most cynics and you find a frustrated idealist — someone who made the mistake of converting his ideals into expectations.

If you want real, significant, sustainable change, you need talented, committed local line leaders. If the line manager is not innovating, then innovation is not going to occur.

Knowledge is constructed, not transferred

In great teams conflict becomes productive.

Most leadership strategies are doomed to failure from the outset. As people have been noting for years, the majority of strategic initiatives that are driven from the top are marginally effective - at best.