Leading and organizing as collaborative, embodied performance I was swept away by a recent concert — a performance that was part of a series from
Recently, during a dialogue on complexity-informed strategy, a client asked an excellentquestion:“What is the relationship between strategy and tactics?” This question is central to the
In times of chaos and uncertainty, like the present, advice to “stay positive” can feel shallow and disconnected from reality. Many people are losing their
Recently, we had the pleasure of hosting an evening with new friends, Christopher Mead, an emeritus historian of architecture at UNM, and his wife, Michele
Many organizations remain committed to outdated approaches to strategy, often encapsulated in the term “strategic planning.” In today’s rapidly changing landscape, this traditional methodology is
On a Sunday in August, we traveled 60 miles west of Albuquerque to visit Acoma Pueblo, a community reputed to have the longest history of
In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, resilience is paramount for individuals, teams, and organizations alike. This systemic capacity to absorb stress and uncertainty, adapt, and recover
In the complex world of business, managers and team leaders are often advised to cultivate their “executive presence” as a steppingstone to promotions and higher
I subscribe to the magazine of a prominent U.S. business school because I find the editors/authors frequently capture the zeitgeist of current challenges for organizations
Amidst the recent surge of violence globally and the seemingly insurmountable challenges that have been dominating the discourse, I find myself belatedly reflecting on Hispanic
Introduction: The scorching heat of the desert Southwest has prompted me to seek refuge in the cool comforts of air-conditioned spaces or retreat to nearby
I’m an advocate for finding experiences that give you joy and inspire you to engage more fully with yourself and the world. An activity and
How do you mobilize the collective intelligence of many individuals and teams to move successfully through periods of challenge and threat? How do you engage
I’m a musician, so when I think about Black History month, I am especially awed by and grateful for the contributions of Black Americans musicians.
If your organization has survived the past few years, surely you have improvised and experimented with new ways of doing things. You have probably reconfigured
In my coaching sessions with leaders, they sometimes describe a persistent doubt, a fear they will be exposed as a fraud, or a deep sense
The past few months have been trying — dealing with the angst related to a critical presidential election and a worsening pandemic scenario, with daily
The entire team at Fénix Leadership and Development is committed to creating psychologically safe environments for individuals of all background to live and work. We
This blog was originally written in response to the widespread shift to virtual meetings during the global COVID-19 crisis of 2020—a time that tested leaders
I’ll come clean. Although I work today as an executive coach and organizational consultant, was formerly on the faculty of the USAWC and taught at
Don’t dismiss it as PC posturing. Recognizing the varied backgrounds of your team and accommodating those differences in positive ways can help maximize any group’s
I spent this past week in Philadelphia with 1,100 committed and talented women at the 2017 Annual Conference of the Healthcare Business Women’s Association (HBA).
As an antidote to the current affairs occupying citizens in the US and throughout the world, I would like to muse about music in this
A sizable gap currently exists between our collective ideas about good leadership and what we find demonstrated to be the capacities and qualities of effective
In his recent memoir, “World Order,” former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger recounts an exchange between the Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai and himself during his
On June 19, 2013, Sandra Martinez, addressed an audience of international and national military leaders and educators on the subject of “Effective Leadership for a
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