What is the purpose of purpose?

I have always been focused on purpose – the purpose of a meeting, a project, a team activity, an organization, a role, a relationship, a person. Over the years I have found that asking the question, “What is the purpose of this thing that I am engaged with?” has been...

Meaning of success

How do you define success? Has it been given to you, or does it come from within?  This is the time of year when we tend to reflect on our journey and accomplishments, take stock of where we are, and set intentions for the coming year. For me, this has been a...

Pay attention to integration!

If you are going to bother with the effort of making a change, be sure to tend to integration – or don’t bother.  This is true for both organizational as well as individual changes. I have seen so many re-orgs completely fail to deliver on the intended benefit,...

The source of your purpose

Where do you find your purpose? Is it internal or external?  Early in my career, I rarely thought about my purpose – I just followed the path in front of me. That is what many of us do, I think. So at that time, my purpose was taken from my external environment....