The Thinking Organization™

Paradox-Based Leadership™ - World-class leadership means leading with a balance of apparent contradictions. For example, should you spread optimism or spread the ugly truth? In this provocative session, you'll learn that the answer to this and many other similar questions is "yes," based on the 2006 book Broaden the Vision and Narrow the Focus: Managing in a World of Paradox.

Pervasive Creativity and Proactive Change - This cutting-edge presentation looks at the many facets of change - why we fear it, how we should face it, and how we can lead it and exploit it for the good of our organization and the people we serve. Widespread, continuous innovation as a response to change is explored in detail.

The Thinking Organization™ -Most people have heard of the "learning organization." This goes far beyond that to provide insight into how to build an organization that thinks, that avoids the irony of living in a knowledge economy where no one has the time to think. Based on material for late 2007 book release.

Think: How World Class Leaders Merge Competing Ideas - This conference explores the 20 fundamental paradoxes of leadership, culture, talent management, and strategy. Participants learn how to embrace, rather than avoid, competing ideas. Whether you are a CEO, division, department head, or entrepreneur, you're going to learn how to navigate these treacherous shoals - to be flexible and decisive, supportive and commanding, tactical and strategic. This conference instructs leaders to turn conflict into opportunity for new and creative solutions.