GreatRidge Station

The Problem is Not the Problem, Part 1

A tale of water heaters, troubleshooting, and figuring stuff out. Oh, and what bad business looks like, but that's a bonus observation.

Ludwig von Bertalanffy -- General Systems Theory

Peter Senge -- The Fifth Discipline

Peter Vaill -- Learning as a Way of Being

What Will You Do With Your Despair

When you look back at your life, what will you see? This episode asks you to face that question, directly. 
The tale is told as an epistolary (a concept I learned from the subject of this episode). 

Where are the Leaders, Pt.3

A lot of people who think they are leading are not leaders at all. What does it take to provide real leadership? It's harder than you think, and it includes paying attention to all of the following pieces:

• Compassion
• Direction
• Influence
• Meaning
• Formation
• Aspiration
• Culture
• Achievement
• Growth.

This is part 3 of a 3-part series.

 

Where are the Leaders, Pt.2

A lot of people who think they are leading are not leaders at all. What does it take to provide real leadership? It's harder than you think. This is part 2 of a 3-part series.

Where are the Leaders, Pt. 1

A lot of people who think they are leading are not leaders at all. What does it take to provide real leadership? It's harder than you think. 

Live Glocally

Yes, it's a global economy, but leaders need to learn to live glocally. Your local community is the heart of the economy. 

Go Do Something

For its return to the web, and its first full Tuesday Episode, we talk about the kind of learning that can happen when you move outside of your comfort zone. 

With Appropriate Groveling

GreatRidge Station announces its auspicious return, after an unexpected hiatus. And by the way, for Season 5, We're moving to a Tuesday release schedule. 

Dealing with SOPs, Pt 1

Some practical and theoretical insights on dealing with Standard Operating Procedures within organizations of all sorts.

The Challenge of Growth, Pt. 4 -- Lose the ego

Part 3 of our series on the Challenge of Growth, this time, a brutal reminder that your ego is not your friend. 

I mention this song, from The Innocence Mission: Migration.