As we look back on the first half of 2022 through a wide-angle systems lens, we see both the harshness and the beauty of our current reality. We are all interconnected in a world-wide web that goes beyond technology and touches our basic humanity....

2022 is half over. It’s a good time to pause and reflect and look back on the year so far before we dive into the second half. To help us gain perspective and learn from our experiences, I suggest we look back through the three lenses of Self, Other, and System....

We are always upstream and downstream from others in the organizations and systems we work in. Everything we envision and then take action on will have a downstream effect. Everything. Our upstream actions become others’ downstream experiences to deal with and vis-versa....

There is no right pace. The pace and tempo of leadership have everything to do with context—the type of business, the strategy and culture of the organization, and the personal style of leaders....