by lori | Jan 3, 2012 | Impacts, Letting Go, Self-organizing groups
Today Daniel and I cancelled our satellite TV package. We noticed this fall that: When we’re tired after work, we often plop down onto the couch and mindlessly watch TV for no other reason than that it’s the easiest thing to do. Sometimes for hours. We don’t even like... by lori | Mar 15, 2011 | Benefits
This week I had lunch with a friend who I worked with at Microsoft almost a decade ago. She’s an amazing person—a dedicated employee, wife, mother, and daughter. And, like many people I know, she’s also frustrated, extraordinarily busy, and tired just trying to keep... by lori | Dec 29, 2010 | Successful Groups
Happy holidays! And happy Wednesday if you don’t celebrate holidays this time of year or ever! If you’ve read the Collective Self blog in the past, you may suspect that I’m unlikely to be capable of writing a concise post on this subject. If you’re one of my own... by lori | Nov 2, 2010 | FAQ, Sustaining
Continuing from last week’s blog. Here’s more on ideas 4 and 5… 4. As a group, they become more open and visible over time (and can notice this is happening) The self-organizing groups that I’ve studied and been part of make their creating, brainstorming, and...