by kate | Nov 15, 2012 | Change, Inner Work, Other Tools, Story
If you have a pattern or block you’d like to transform, consider creating a ritual. Distilling the change you want to make into a rite of passage supports shifts in non-linear and almost instantaneous ways. Years ago I was in a workshop with the great Jean...
by kate | Mar 24, 2011 | Change, Inner Work, Setting Intention, Story
Here is a story of a successful change initiative at a conservative Dutch-based bank, thanks, in part, to the Chaordic Design Framework. It is an excerpt of my forthcoming book: Make Light Work in Groups. In 2003, two women internal to the bank wanted to make...
by kate | Dec 1, 2010 | Change, Inner Work, Story
In 1992 I had an experience of group decision making that has inspired me ever since. The Findhorn Foundation staff group had gathered in the pale peach living room of Cullerne House, a grand and gracious mansion built from huge blocks of highland granite. Fifty plus...
by kate | Nov 10, 2010 | Inner Work, Reframing, Story
Yesterday I had a Skype call with a friend who spoke about working really hard to get rid of all her baggage so that she would be ready for the partnership of her dreams. A participant at a book talk last month said the same thing, almost verbatim. This is inner work...
by kate | Sep 23, 2010 | Change, Inner Work, Reframing, Story
Somewhere in the flurry of preparation, I got that the book launch was a rite of passage. Writing Make Light Work had called me to rewrite myself. Launching MLW was calling me to change what had been “the story of my life.” The easy part was organizing the...
by kate | Aug 18, 2010 | Inner Work, Multiple Options, Other Tools, Story
A friend of a friend recently told me this story: Years ago she had been so blue everything was overwhelming. She invented a process that helped her cope: make a list of the tasks on her plate for that day (go to the bank, do laundry, buy groceries… ). Create an...
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