Dr. Kathy Allen
My coaching and organizational development work adapts to the unique context of the organization and its people. Every design, every intervention, every interaction is designed for that uniqueness. As a result, the work becomes much more powerful.
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Leadership as Performance Art
I have been thinking about what I can only describe as the rise in “performance art” among organizational and political leaders. Has purpose eroded as...
What attracts us to the unknown?
Last month, I wrote about the reasons we hold onto things that no longer serve us. In this post, I'm reflecting on what draws us...
Why do we hold on?
Why do we hold on to … What we know? What we think? What we do? I've been pondering why it's so difficult to let...
About Kathy
Thought leader, author and trusted advisor and coach. Dr. Kathleen Allen helps organizations and individuals create meaningful change using Nature as a model for more effective leadership practices. In recent years her time has been spent writing, presenting and consulting on ways to incorporate the concepts of living systems and Nature’s adaptive cycle to leadership, human, and organizational development. Dr. Allen’s clients include internationally renowned thought leaders, nonprofits, growing businesses, and collaborative networks.
Works
Leading from the Roots uses nature as a source of inspiration to help us see a new way of leading and designing organizations. It applies the generous framework found in mature ecologies to human organizations. It helps us shift our assumptions, practices, structures, and processes to become more resilient and nourishing for all.
