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"Creating a positive future begins in human conversation. The simplest and most powerful investment any member of a community or an organization may make in renewal is to begin talking with other people as though the answers mattered." - William Greider |
Welcome to my personal home page, perpetually under construction. An independent advisor to senior executives, I bring individuals and groups together to explore issues, generate dialogue, and foster learning. My goal is to create a context for open inquiry and experimentation that produces new insights and deep commitment to action.
I live at the intersection of the workforce and the workplace, the crucible where individuals and technology come together to produce value and meaning. Today's digitally-enabled enterprise demands new assumptions, new designs, and new behaviors; if we listen carefully to our collective experience and goals, together we can generate the knowledge and insight needed to produce new, high-performance organizational practices.
I am currently focused on the future of work, working with my business partner Charlie Grantham to build an extended community of people interested in the changing nature of work, the workforce, and the workplace.
Our partnership is called the Work Design Collaborative, but we are better known as Future of Work.
Future of Work is a global network of resources – practitioners, thought leaders, researchers, and senior consultants – who are committed to building and implementing physical, social, and technology-based work environments that are cost-effective, socially and environmentally responsible, and personally satisfying.
The community is dedicated to reshaping the way people work and to rebuilding the relationships between and among people and the organizations that support their work. We produce knowledge through collaborative inquiry, and we work with our members to turn that knowledge into constructive action within their organizations.
Please visit our web site, at www.thefutureofwork.net
We publish a free monthly electronic newsletter called Future of Work Agenda. If you would like to be added to our mailing list, just send me a note or register at www.thefutureofwork.net/news_newsletter_register.html
I would welcome the opportunity to work with you to generate breakthrough dialogue about leadership, productivity, workforce management, and all facets of distributed work. Please contact me at any time with questions, ideas, and suggestions.