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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Sacredness and Caring in a Regenerative Worldview
In this second part of my series on relationships and a regenerative worldview, I talk about raising the bar for how we relate to one another. Once...
A Regenerative Worldview for Organizations – Part 1
A worldview is a fundamental set of assumptions that help us understand the highest and best way an organization could be organized, led, designed, and...
The Story of the Don River
In the 1960s, the Don River in Toronto, Canada, was identified as a dead ecosystem. This was the reality of the river. Today, it's a...
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.

