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The Extraordinary Challenge of Wanting to Create Change, Part 2: Beyond the Personal

The Extraordinary Challenge of Wanting to Create Change, Part 2: Beyond the Personal

Last week I wrote about how we can approach individuals when we want to see change in their behavior. I ended with an exploration of relating to children, which can serve as a possible entryway into exploring change within organizations, the original context that started me thinking about this rich …

Conflict and the Illusion of Safety

“I will do everything in my power to resolve every conflict, however small.” — Thich Nhat Hanh

I think I am not alone in nursing the fantasy that if I only got the “right” people in some “right” configuration, we would essentially have no significant conflict. Of course I know …

Invisible Power and Privilege Part 2

Invisible Power and Privilege Part 2

by Miki Kashtan

In my previous piece I talked about what privilege is, and how its invisibility makes group dynamics so challenging when diversity is present.

Walking toward TogethernessHow do we address these historical and present challenges? What can we do, especially if we are people with privilege, to transform …