Health and Balance Your Best Bet Addressing Change : →

February 17, 2021 Doris Gottlieb

How being told to “take my vitamins” gave a clue to sustainably working with constant change

What I have come to know working with and for organizations is that the advice of attending to health is a great asset for successfully navigating the complexities of change, important for organizations as a whole as well as for individuals

Remembering To Give Time To Time →

January 15, 2021 Doris Gottlieb

In this time when there is so much change I find it useful to remember an old Spanish saying hay que dar tiempo als tiempo” or give time to time. Learning to notice that each project has its own time dictated by something other than just one’s will helps to me to be able to stay focused and present even when I get impatience. Read more here

Big Change is Happening, So is Big Learning →

May 12, 2020 Doris Gottlieb

It’s almost redundant to write that 2020 has already been a year of great and rapid change on a global scale. There is so much to say about that, but over the past weeks my attention has been drawn to notice that we are in the midst of a global collective learning-intensive.

Don't Listen to What People Say, Watch Where Their Feet Are Going

December 20, 2019 Doris Gottlieb

Your conduct is the most visible evidence of what you are putting into the world. Regardless of what is said, promised or imagined, it is the conduct of people that determines the true outcome. I’ve long been dedicated to developing consciousness of conduct as a way to support people who want to lead in ways that are life-nurturing.

The Power of Simple Processes →

October 16, 2019 Doris Gottlieb

I regularly post guest articles on the Genuine Contact website. This time it is about learning to place trust in simple processes that work.

Whenever it Starts is the Right Time | More Lessons from Open Space Technology →

August 11, 2019 Doris Gottlieb

One of my favorite sayings is “you can’t push a river.” The image of people, their faces contorted in concentration, arms flailing, trying to push the river always makes me smile. The river has its own time, its own rhythm. It will be ready to move when it’s ready. The lesson is clear, things move with their own timeline, it works better to learn to be attentive to the moment and learn to harmonize your actions to that natural timing. read more

Acceptance a great catalyst to change: Lessons from working with Open Space Technology →

July 16, 2019 Doris Gottlieb

For many years now I have been working with Open Space Technology (OST) as one of the most powerful meeting methods I know to create an environment where people address and ways to deal with often complex and contentious issues. Using OST consistently provides the path to new ways of dealing with what previously looked like intractable issues. read more

Re-claiming Meetings as Powerful Generators for the realization of Human Potential →

April 22, 2019 Doris Gottlieb

So often meetings are seen as a waste of time or a waste of energy. it is such a shame, since in reality people coming together is one of the ancient ways we as humans have been able to harness our group wisdom. Meetings can be a catalyst for creativity and connection. It’s time to take them back. Find out more here

What Happens When We Acknowledge That Humans Are Actually Good At Change →

April 15, 2019 Doris Gottlieb

There is a simple fact: Change is Constant, and we as a species have been doing quite well at living in it. It is time to re-examine the conventional wisdom that says otherwise. I have found that opening my mind to this fact has profoundly influenced how I work with organizations. You can read my Guest Bog posted on the Genuine Contact website to find out more

What happened when I chose to believe that every organization has within it the blueprint for its own optimal health and balance →

February 20, 2019 Doris Gottlieb

When I began working as a consultant, it was with a commitment and desire to make things better for people and the organizations in which they worked. I was idealistic and wanted to make a positive contribution. As I began to learn and work in the field, I was taught to look for the problems that existed within people, organizations, and teams. I learned to work with many tools and develop interventions that helped me put my finger on “the problem that needed to be fixed,” read more

The Benefits of Focusing on Health in your Organization →

January 29, 2019 Doris Gottlieb

Does this sound familiar? You are tired, overtired, at the end of your rope? You have too many things going on, you haven’t eaten well or moved your body in hours. And just at that moment, something important comes up. Perhaps it is a difficult conversation you have to have with a colleague, client or friend? Perhaps an unforeseen opportunity crosses your path requiring quick action? Or maybe you get a flat tire or run out of printer ink? And there you are, exhausted unclear and unprepared physically, mentally and emotionally for what is in front of you. You go on anyway, but at what cost? read more