The Power of Both/And
Touching Both Sides… Yin Yang, the Chinese philosophy that opposite characteristics are interdependent and exist in harmony, is the foundation of virtually all polarities seen in in the…
Finding a Third Way: Polarities in Organization Development
Last week, a blog written by Brian Emerson was published by the Institute of Transformational Leadership at the Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies. It discusses the importance…
Celebrate Solstice
How can darkness illuminate our light? Yin Yang, the Chinese philosophy that opposite characteristics are interdependent and exist in harmony, is the foundation of virtually all polarities seen…
Focus on Self::Focus on Others
As the temperatures fall (in the Northern Hemisphere) and we enter the holiday season, it’s routine to express gratitude for friends, loved ones, and the events that bring…
Focus on Exuding Competence::Warmth
Connecting with the people in meaningful ways has been a challenge over the past two years and with talk of “hybrid work” on the rise, it looks like…
Action::Reflection
For the northern hemisphere, everything around us is springing into Action. With the warmer weather here on the East Coast, every day is filled with the visible Action…
Hope::Reality
This February seems to be filled with the tension of Hope::Reality for us here at Andiron: We’re desperately holding onto Hope that vaccines will allow us to regain…