In Part 1, I stated that leaders generally don’t lead, they follow the pack. In fact, it can be worse than that … or better.
Continue reading “Change – Part 3 – Leaders as Anchors”Change – Part 2 – Squirrel!
In the previous post, I suggested that leaders of an organization can strategically disrupt the social moment of change agents by removing them from the organization, disrupting or delaying the tipping point required for social change.
Continue reading “Change – Part 2 – Squirrel!”Change – Part 1 – Change Agents and Women
I’m reading an interesting book entitled: Change – How to Make Big Things Happen by Damon Centola. It is a fascinating look at social networks and how change is propagated. While reading, the following two fascinating questions came up:
How does change occur in the Church?
What are the symptoms of an organization that marginalizes women?
Continue reading “Change – Part 1 – Change Agents and Women”Lazy Learning – An Introspection
Glenn Ostlund, author of Bathing with God and a professional life coach, provided some feedback on my previous post “Lazy Learning – An Introduction.” He tried to find me in the content and then posed some questions and made several insightful observations. So, this post is an exercise in self-reflection that may reveal some of my feelings.
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In the April 2021 general conference, President Russel M. Nelson gave a talk entitled Christ is risen; Faith in Him Will Move Mountains. Most of the talk is an appeal to members to increase faith. He utilizes the keywords common to this subject, such as faith, belief, and doubt. But the cultural implications that these words carry may differ from their usage outside of the Church.
Continue reading “Lazy Learning – An Introduction”Bigfoot is True
Our local news paper a ran surprising story in July 2020, a hiker found a footprint in the soil of our local mountains and believed it to be made by a Sasquatch. While the outdoorsman is “a believer,” I am not.
Continue reading “Bigfoot is True”The Turtle and The Earth
“Good night, Grandpa,” Jake mumbled to the silhouette at his bedroom door.
“Good night, Jake. See you in the morning,” came the low voice. With a shrug of his shoulder, the man pushed off from the door frame and began to turn.
“Grandpa, do you believe in the Great Turtle?”
Continue reading “The Turtle and The Earth”Civil Weddings
I performed the civil marriage of my son and you can do the same for your children.
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In his closing remarks for the October 2019 general conference, church President Nelson suggested that we prepare for the spring session “by reading afresh Joseph Smith’s account of the First Vision as recorded in the Pearl of Great Price.” This is the best known account of the experience of the young Joseph and one that we should all be familiar with. However, there are also several other accounts that are similarly valuable.
Continue reading “Theophany Miscellany”Grow UP (and Down)!
You’re not as mentally grown up as you might think. In fact, you might be under the influence of developmental gravity and you don’t know it.
From the Audience: “Yep. It all started in third grade when I tried to jump out of the swing …”
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