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Hold to Purpose
Knowing and articulating what your group stands for (values) and what you want to collectively achieve (outcomes) is your purpose. Staying disciplined to your core...
Act Experimentally
Leading adaptive change requires an experimental mindset which involves risks and the possibility of failure. You need to give yourself permission to fail....
Give the Work Back
As leaders, something we can overlook is knowing when to give the work back to those closest to the problem. This means you must not only share leadership but...
Speak from the Heart
Speaking from the heart means you are willing to express your values in a way that resonates and connects with others’ values. Communicating this throws...
Raise the Heat
Making progress on issues you care about may require you to raise the heat on yourself and others. To address adaptive challenges, you must help people through a...
Make Conscious Choices
As human beings, we make both conscious and unconscious decisions every day. Being aware and making choices deliberately allows you to lead...
To make progress on your issue or challenge, your actions or interventions require skill. When you intervene or take action to help your group make progress, do so deliberately and purposefully. There will be conflict and competing values when you try to make change on an issue. You are...
Inspire a Collective Purpose
There are no reasons for groups to shoulder the difficult work of adaptive challenges if you do not have a compelling purpose to serve....