Tension: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How it can Realize a Community’s Potential

My Tension Tension happens in work and life all the time. Recently, I found myself in situations where tension was both palpable and enabling. The first instance occurred during the planning of an important event. Initially, there was considerable confusion and...
Systems of Agility

Systems of Agility

Systems of agility represent an approach or framework designed to foster flexibility, adaptability, and responsiveness in both work and life. It encompasses various elements, including flexible structures, malleable, diverse, and redeployable talent, and a culture...

A Fusion Haiku

A Fusion Haiku

Bring it together. Nuclear cooking platform. Embracing fusion. - A haiku about a very awesome, caring, and collaborative team that just launched a really big finance and HR system!  

How to Write a Great Thank-You Note

How to Write a Great Thank-You Note

Gratitude is an important thing to express and we say “thank you” in many different ways – we speak the words, we give gifts, we write emails and send cards. This article explains how to write a great thank you note. Written thank-yous are typically delivered with an...

A Basketball Haiku

A Basketball Haiku

Fall is basketball. Balls bouncing, sneakers squeaking. Be a great teammate. - A haiku about the start of basketball season that, I hope, inspires parents, coaches, and teachers to write poems about piano lessons, art classes, and soccer practices that have arrived....

Business Strategy, but make it Cycling

Business Strategy, but make it Cycling

I recently finished Holocracy by Brian J. Robertson and one of the metaphors he uses in the book is that business strategy should be like riding a bicycle. Good strategies adapt and adjust based on member and community needs, kinda like how we adjust balance and speed...

Back to School Tips for All Ages

Back to School Tips for All Ages

Little tykes, kids, young adults, adults, and grad students are all heading back to school next week. Learning – and being able to thrive in educational environments – is perhaps the greatest reflection of human achievement. Our team at The Potentiality is thrilled to...

A Flat Tire Haiku

A Flat Tire Haiku

Two flat tires, two days. Missed ferries scrambling to work. Be adaptable. - A haiku about how investing in agility, building contingencies, and going with the flow facilitate adaptability when a flat tire blows up your day!  

Three Ways to Enable Cross-Functional Teams

Three Ways to Enable Cross-Functional Teams

In the world of work, collaboration is key. I have been supporting a project that is expanding collaboration in our organization by enabling cross-functional teams. These teams are all about mixing different areas of expertise to get things done more efficiently and...

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