“Open leaves too many questions”
In our team meeting today (notes here), we talked about some feedback that we’ve received from people within Greenpeace. Some of our friends have commented… Read More »“Open leaves too many questions”
Leadership Development
We humans never stop learning, but sometimes we get a little set in our ways of thinking. Leadership development helps people step out of their cultural and societal norms to take life by the horns. It is an essential piece in furthering openness within an organization or community. This category explores professional development and talks about inviting leaders to step up and live the open ethos.
We’re turning a big ship
One of my favorite things about working with Greenpeace is how easy it is to use ship or boat related puns. It’s super fun to… Read More »We’re turning a big ship
Kicking off a courage conversation
Through the results of a recent survey, I learned that Greenpeace staff don’t feel engaged. They don’t feel informed, listened to, or empowered. Greenpeace is… Read More »Kicking off a courage conversation
From Dogmatic Defender to Champion of the Impossible
The 7th Shift Greenpeace is trying to make in it’s ongoing effort to become a more open organization is to go from being a Dogmatic… Read More »From Dogmatic Defender to Champion of the Impossible
Open Courage
My colleague Amrekha has been developing some materials around the concept of courage. It has me thinking. A lot. I’ve mentioned courage in other posts:… Read More »Open Courage
Supporters to Change Agents
Semantics play a big role in life. The words we use influence how we think. Words affect our thoughts on the people we’re trying… Read More »Supporters to Change Agents
What does it mean to be a hero among heroes?
The 5th Shift Greenpeace is trying to make in its quest to become a more modern and open organization is from being a lone hero… Read More »What does it mean to be a hero among heroes?
Pathways for Creative Leadership
After reading Titles are Toxic by Rands I remembered a document I wrote while I was still at Mozilla. I asked for anonymous contributions from… Read More »Pathways for Creative Leadership
Secretive to Open Source in our Community Call
This week in our community call, we focused our conversation on the transition from being a secretive organization to being more open. We were joined… Read More »Secretive to Open Source in our Community Call
Learning to understand social pressure
When we judge out loud (by writing, for example), we project morals and values. Social pressure is perceived. It happens when other people project their… Read More »Learning to understand social pressure