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Natural Wisdom

Here is a collection of examples and parallels that you may find useful as you navigate your own workplace or career path. Whether solo operator or boardroom champion, these natural analogues will help you to better understand the opportunities and challenges of your workplace.

When Wall Street Sneezes …
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It’s flu season! If your world is anything like mine, you’re surrounded by glazed eyes, shiny faces and husky voices. Which made me think … is there anything we can learn from the human immune system to keep our organizations healthy?

Human Nature: Oxymoron, or Leverageable Insight?
 Human Nature: Oxymoron, or Leverageable Insight? 720 540 The Body Corporate

Leaders around the world start their annual journey this week towards corporate missions, goals and objectives. They are surrounded by their greatest assets, their people. Sounds easy, right? Wrong. For many, the greatest challenge remains motivating and aligning their human capital behind common goals. I would like to share with you the secret to getting…

A Navy Seal’s Lesson in Performance (and Rest)
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I was honored to watch a retired US Navy Seal at work with a young trainee. The senior officer was taking the aspirant seal through a legendary military institution – the obstacle course, or “O-Course”. The experience was inspiring in many ways. This master soldier taught me a lesson that is highly relevant for all…

Corporate Health: Who Cares for Ailing Organizations?
 Corporate Health: Who Cares for Ailing Organizations? 710 362 The Body Corporate

For the first half of my professional career I was a physician caring for sick people. For the second half I worked for large corporations. From the inside, I realized that these organizations are built just like our own bodies. They have similar anatomy and physiology to humans. It seemed logical then to wake in…

Career Advice from Stem Cells: 4 Lessons
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Do you spend time worrying about whether it’s better to be a generalist or a specialist? Are you a specialist that is now required to work as a generalist? Are you a generalist trapped in a knowledge economy that requires deep specialization for promotion?

Smooth Merger: Learn from Organ Transplants?
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She was in perfect health. I saw her the week before Thanksgiving every year for her annual medical. Despite her good health, she looked tired. I asked her what was on her mind. “I’ve been a CEO for seven years now,” she said. “It’s been fantastic. We’ve grown beyond expectation. I’m excited about the future…