by lori | Sep 20, 2011 | Benefits, Benefits, Impacts, Learning as
At a Seattle women-in-business networking event last Thursday (thanks Su-Zette Sparks and all the other amazing women at Russell Investments) a woman I had just met called me fearless. When the word touched my ears, I turned around and looked behind me certain that it... by lori | May 20, 2011 | Benefits, Impacts, Learning, Recognizing, Successful Groups
This was my official schedule yesterday: Take a bus, then ferry, to Bainbridge Island to spend the bulk of the day brainstorming ideas with one of my own favorite self-organizing groups (my friend Doug and I, a forming consulting group) Have dinner with another... 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 | Mar 3, 2011 | FAQ, Successful Groups
Continuing from How do self-organizing groups make decisions? (1 of 2) … Short answer: These groups don’t make decisions. They find decisions, together, the instant that group members recognize and embrace their collective self. Long answer: Self-aware self-organizing...