by Jamie Notter | Jan 26, 2009 | Individual Development, Leadership
Good leadership (wherever you are in the organization) requires a greater level of awareness. Awareness of yourself, of the situation, of the history, of the dynamics, of the trends, of the organization's capacity, etc. Borrowing from Peter Senge, I define...
by Jamie Notter | Dec 18, 2008 | Conflict, Individual Development
I think forgiveness and reconciliation is absolutely the hardest part of conflict resolution. Back when I did work in the international conflict resolution field, I saw this first hand. We could help parties negotiate better, understand history better, and in general...
by Jamie Notter | Nov 10, 2008 | Conflict, Individual Development
I know I've written about this before, but it bears repeating:The only thing you control is your own behavior.Period. Of course you can have conversations with others about their behavior. I am a big fan of giving people direct feedback, and making specific...
by Jamie Notter | Oct 21, 2008 | Individual Development, Leadership
Thanks to Joe Gerstandt for pointing me to an article by Otto Scharmer on the "Blind Spot" of leadership. Honestly, I get mixed feelings when I read articles like this. At one level I am very excited by the depth and power of what Scharmer has written. I...
by Jamie Notter | Oct 8, 2008 | Individual Development
With all due respect, I think we should eliminate the phrase "with all due respect" from use! I hear it all the time, and it ostensibly is trying to reassure someone that even though I disagree with you, that doesn’t mean I don’t respect you as a...
by Jamie Notter | Sep 23, 2008 | Individual Development, Leadership
I was having an interesting conversation yesterday with an association executive about the phenomenon of trying to say yes to everyone. It seems to be a common occurrence in the association world. We say yes to everyone, and then figure out later how to make it...
