I recently attended the annual Future Frontiers conference in Austin, Texas… And after a somewhat sobering interview with Psychologist Ken Wilber, John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods, began to speak. Most of the conversation revolved around the courtship with Jeff Bezos prior to becoming part of the Amazon family. John spoke […]
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The economics of decency
Yes, it pays to be nice! I recently returned from a 10-day silent meditative retreat. Now, “silent” is a bit of a misnomer, to be sure. Just because I am not talking for that period in no way means I am fully silent. It simply means I am more present than […]
Why it’s vital to respect and recognize mistakes
Finding fault is not leading. Assigning blame is not correcting the issue. Over the years I have noticed the common response to mistakes or breakdowns in organizations is “whose fault is it?” Punishment is to follow. Over time people learn to: Avoid mistakes over taking calculated risks Hide their mistakes, so nothing […]
October Monthly Update from Craig Clark
That’s why they are called blind spots! “If you knew it was there, they wouldn’t call it a blind spot.” […]
Awareness is to human, what elegance is to science | August Update
Science speaks of elegance as something in its essential and simplest form. In humans, awareness is clearing away of the continuous disruptive chatter in our brain, wherein we see something clearly, obviously, and elegantly. It may start with recognizing that “chatter” as a function of external input. Awareness comes with a quality […]
Can you hear me now? | July Update from Craig Clark
A few years back I was in a program that was led by an aeronautical engineer who had been a Project Manager on the Challenger Space Shuttle. As you may recall, 73 seconds into launch the Space Shuttle exploded. The cause ultimately was reported to be the “O” rings inability […]
What’s the big deal about culture? | June Update from Craig Clark
What’s the Big Deal about Culture? We have been dealing with culture and its impact on organizations for some 25 years. It’s interesting to us, after so many years of culture mostly being relegated to the “soft stuff” in organizational consulting, that all of a sudden, companies are paying attention. […]
We All Have Fundamentals | May Update from Craig Clark
We All Have Fundamentals This newsletter is usually a recap of Momentum’s Fundamentals, which is part of “the Fundamental process”, our approach to building High Performing Cultures. We have 26 Fundamentals, behavioral practices, at Momentum and we feature one every week, not just for you, but for us also. We […]
The Common Thread is Awareness | April Update from Craig Clark
While thinking about what to write for the monthly Newsletter, which typically recaptures the last four Momentum fundamentals of the week, I was looking at those last four FOW’s to see if I thought there was a common denominator. There was, in fact, I realized it was there for all […]