The Antidote for Arrogance
The meteoric rise of WeWork was the kind of story that startup fairy tales are made of: immigrant founder, a unique concept that taps the zeitgeist, promises of industry disruption, and lots of [...]
By Yosh Beier
In Conscious Collaboration, Conscious Leadership, Deliberately Developmental Organization, Executive Coaching, Growing Up at Work
Posted What Having a Self-Authoring Mind Means
Our clients know we are big fans of Kegan’s and Lahey’s work on adult development theory. We use this framework in our leadership coaching and team development work because it really [...]
By Yael Sivi
In Conscious Collaboration, Conscious Leadership, Deliberately Developmental Organization, Growing Up at Work, High-Performance Teams
Posted Being Conscious about Our Commitments
Our clients know us as voracious readers. By popular demand, we are excited to provide you with select (and growing) reading list. As an additional way to invite readers into new ideas, we will [...]
By Yosh Beier
In Conscious Collaboration, Conscious Leadership, Deliberately Developmental Organization, Growing Up at Work
Posted Balancing Urgency & Patience
Leadership Test: Can You Be Ambitious and Patient at the Same Time? Scott Fitzgerald famously said that “the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at [...]
By Yael Sivi
In Conscious Collaboration, Conscious Leadership, Deliberately Developmental Organization, Growing Up at Work
Posted Watching Leaders Emerge
In February I had the honor of celebrating the newest class of Emerging Leaders, a bright, committed group of social sector leaders who completed the nine-month program I facilitate on behalf of [...]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Teaches Us About Millennial Leaders
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (or @AOC, as her twitter handle became a popular way of referring to her) has been a US Representative for less than two weeks, but she’s already demonstrating her [...]
By Yosh Beier
In Conscious Collaboration, Conscious Leadership, Deliberately Developmental Organization, Growing Up at Work
Posted Don’t Rush Reflection
It’s holiday time once again, as well as year’s end. Endings turn into beginnings. Closure, review, outlook, and intentions fill the air. I have been here before – and, unfortunately, this [...]
By Yael Sivi
In Conscious Collaboration, Conscious Leadership, Deliberately Developmental Organization, Growing Up at Work
Posted Relationship Trouble at Work: How the Past Lives in the Present
As an executive coach, one aspect of my work involves supporting workplace relationships to move from being dysfunctional to being healthier. Here, I’m guided by a key concept from psychotherapy [...]
What Does Mister Rogers Have To Do With Work? Everything.
Last night I saw the new documentary, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” about Mister Rogers. I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect, but within the first five minutes I started tearing up – and, [...]
The Omnipresence of “Am I Enough?”
The impostor syndrome – whereby perfectly competent people struggle to attribute their achievements to their hard work, skills, or wit – can show as a specific form of self-doubt. In [...]
By Yosh Beier
In Conscious Collaboration, Conscious Leadership, Deliberately Developmental Organization, Executive Coaching, Growing Up at Work, High-Performance Teams, Systemic Team Coaching
Posted Is Learning The Same As Growth?
When a flower grows it doesn’t just grow larger, it changes form. When a tree grows it doesn’t “overcome” its inner rings – it expands around its central core. In nature, we find perfect [...]
The Ambivalent Emerging Leader
Collaborative Coaching at the 2015 OD World Summit The Ambivalent Emerging Leader: Millennial Leaders and Their Relationship to Power and Rank Yael Sivi will be presenting at this year’s OD [...]
How Your “Shaken Self” Can Support New Year’s Resolutions
Unfailingly, the beginning of each year starts with many resolutions – most of which will barely be around mid February. Our struggle to pursue what’s good for us serves as a powerful [...]
