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Your Business’ “Grey Wolf” (Part 3 of 3, Organization Rewilding)
The grey wolf metaphor comes from the success in the revitalization of the Yellowstone Park’s complex ecosystem in the 1990s. Through the introduction of a Key Systemic Element (grey wolves), a complete transformation occurred to bring back vitality, life and growth of the park. Similarly, businesses are a complex ecosystem and through the identification and ...
7 Stages of Growth and Hidden Agents (Pt 2 of 3, Organization Rewilding)
Do you ever feel like there are times in your business that you keep bumping up against an invisible force field? Something that holds you back regardless of how hard you try to grow or move forward? What you may be experiencing is something James Fischer, in his book Navigating the Growth Curve, calls Hidden ...
7 Stages of Growth and 3 Gates of Focus (Pt 1 of 3, organization rewilding)
In February 2020, Executive Forum Silicon Valley (“EFSV”) members feasted on the insights and wisdom from the book “Navigating the Growth Curve” that helps understand and manage the increasing complexity at every level of growth. They each take back to their own organization the tools acquired at the Forum for engaging the people in their ...
Ray Dalio’s Four Guiding Principles for Business and Life (Part 2 of 2)
In Part 1 last week, we shared about Ray Dalio’s first two principles: 1) Embrace reality and deal with it, 2) Practice radical open-mindedness. Today in Part 2, we are continuing with Dalio’s 3rd and 4th principles, all of which have provided clarity and insight to members of the Executive Forum Silicon Valley (EFSV.) Principle ...
Ray Dalio’s Four Guiding Principles for Business and Life (Part 1 of 2)
At the Renaissance Executive Forum Silicon Valley (“EFSV)’s January 2020 Forum, business owners, CEOs and executives learned about Ray Dalio’s four guiding principles for business and life. As always, each Forum member and the group as a whole received great value through executive level discussion that inspired each leader to recognize and distill their own ...