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Writings on Societal Observations
The following were originally published as a monthly column for the Edge Magazine.
June 2013: 'What Are You Waiting For?'
Validation is what draws us into groups, relationships and alliances. It’s the spark of shared ideas, experiences and emotions. But when you create a social structure that is based on external validation, it dis-empowers the individual and eventually creates opposition.
Read More: http://www.edgemagazine.net/2013/06/evolutionary-pagan-waiting/
July 2013: 'Generation (Epoch)alypse'
Collectively, my generation was raised on Mad Max, Star Wars and “Outer Limits.” Everything popular came in a spaceship, including our salvation. As a society we witnessed the birth of the expression “drank the Kool-Aid” and lost our innocence at Columbine. We have seen several wars, Y2K, 9-11, Katrina, Haiti, the Sumatra Tsunami, and now Hurricane Sandy. Collectively we've held our breath wondering: Is the Apocalypse nigh?
Read More: http://www.edgemagazine.net/2013/07/generation-epochalypse/
January 2014: Anger and the Culture of Positivity
IN OUR CULTURE TODAY, there is an emphasis on having a “positive attitude.” We are told that negative emotions are detrimental to our functioning in society and that it is imperative to put on a “happy face” at all times. This insistence that we must stay positive surrounds us on all sides...
Read more: http://www.edgemagazine.net/2014/01/culture-of-positivity/
Here is a blog review: http://midstridemoxie.blogspot.com/2014/03/rainy-sunday-coffee-klatsch-33014.html
April 2014: Keepers of the Taboo
RECENTLY the city of Minneapolis enacted a new ordinance for massage licensure. It is clear, based on the language, that the intention is to target and eliminate prostitutes posing as therapists. While I applaud the city in its attempt to fix this problem, it does not address the real issue.
Read More: http://www.edgemagazine.net/2014/04/taboo/
Validation is what draws us into groups, relationships and alliances. It’s the spark of shared ideas, experiences and emotions. But when you create a social structure that is based on external validation, it dis-empowers the individual and eventually creates opposition.
Read More: http://www.edgemagazine.net/2013/06/evolutionary-pagan-waiting/
July 2013: 'Generation (Epoch)alypse'
Collectively, my generation was raised on Mad Max, Star Wars and “Outer Limits.” Everything popular came in a spaceship, including our salvation. As a society we witnessed the birth of the expression “drank the Kool-Aid” and lost our innocence at Columbine. We have seen several wars, Y2K, 9-11, Katrina, Haiti, the Sumatra Tsunami, and now Hurricane Sandy. Collectively we've held our breath wondering: Is the Apocalypse nigh?
Read More: http://www.edgemagazine.net/2013/07/generation-epochalypse/
January 2014: Anger and the Culture of Positivity
IN OUR CULTURE TODAY, there is an emphasis on having a “positive attitude.” We are told that negative emotions are detrimental to our functioning in society and that it is imperative to put on a “happy face” at all times. This insistence that we must stay positive surrounds us on all sides...
Read more: http://www.edgemagazine.net/2014/01/culture-of-positivity/
Here is a blog review: http://midstridemoxie.blogspot.com/2014/03/rainy-sunday-coffee-klatsch-33014.html
April 2014: Keepers of the Taboo
RECENTLY the city of Minneapolis enacted a new ordinance for massage licensure. It is clear, based on the language, that the intention is to target and eliminate prostitutes posing as therapists. While I applaud the city in its attempt to fix this problem, it does not address the real issue.
Read More: http://www.edgemagazine.net/2014/04/taboo/
Thoughts on leadership
Leadership Culture Analysis - There are many different ideas about what ‘organizational culture’ means. It is a rather nebulous topic where the consensus is that culture exists and serves a purpose but exactly what purpose it serves can differ from one organization to another. (Download document to read more)
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Organizational Design and Leadership Theory - Theories of Leadership, primary characteristics, and factors.
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