Innovation

Bumper Stickers for Leaders

I like bumper stickers. They’re brief, to the point, and often clever. Here are a few of my favorites along with how they relate to Mutual Learning leadership.

Minds are like parachutes; they function only when open. If you want …

Leading from Every Chair

Most leaders still cling to the one-leader-in-a-room approach because we have difficulty imagining a better alternative. We think leadership is based on control, and that prevents us from realizing the benefits of shared leadership.

For example, we think our role …

Does Your Team have Solid Structures?

Just as a building’s structure creates support for activities to occur within the building, so too do team structures create support for a team’s activities that help it accomplish its goals.

When most people hear the word structure, they think …

How Unilateral Control Can Kill You

This is not a headline from the sensationalist tabloid National Enquirer.

It is the conclusion of Dr. Peter Pronovost, an MD and a Ph.D. in hospital safety, who is medical director of the Quality and Safety Research Group at …