by Jennifer England | Oct 31, 2023 | Conflict + Power, Creativity, Culture Change, Vision + Strategy
I’m so over military metaphors. Especially when talking about being strategic. At some point, you’ve probably gotten advice to get your head out of the details. Think about this a little more strategically, they might say. Look at things from multiple...
by Jennifer England | Feb 3, 2020 | Creativity, Practices for You, Productivity
Tyrannical urgency The grip of getting things done, fast and with efficiency is a strong cultural norm in our world of work. It describes a world of performance, ambition, and prestige. The performativity of our professionalism is bound to our sense of self,...
by Jennifer England | Oct 1, 2019 | Creativity, Culture Change
Get out from your row of desks The metaphor of being confined to a row of desks, still rules so many of our organizations. There are unwritten rules, norms, and cultures that limit our creativity and innovation- even when we are encouraged to break ground. And even...
by Jennifer England | Jul 12, 2019 | Creativity, Emotional Agility, Influence, Personal Fulfillment
Your ache to grow You may have a longing, an ache that won’t go away; an ache to transgress all your known boundaries of selfhood. Not with the intention of forgetting ‘self’, but of wildly expanding your gifts and presence into something bigger. Within the field of...
