Welcome to the Living Organization

A new perspective, not another process.

A new way of

Seeing

Viewing an organization as a living being shifts focus from processes to the deeper currents (stories, beliefs, and assumptions) that shape outcomes. This perspective helps leaders reframe challenges, uncover opportunities, and unlock the full potential of their people and systems for sustainable growth.

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A leader’s #1 responsibility is to ensure organization’s growth

This at the core of The Living Organization Framework.  All the principles, skills and tools are to enhance enhance a leader ability to fulfill their #1 responsibility

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Results are a Transformation of Energy

Everything is Energy, therefore the process of creating outcome must be a process of transforming energy

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A collective of people with a common purpose, is itself a living person

Understanding everything is energy then what is transforming energy. The dynamics of transforming energy with a machine is very different than the dynamics of a person transforming energy.  And an organization is more like a person than a machine.

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All people create outcomes by the interaction of activity, relationship and context energy

The dynamics impacting a machine’s ability to create outcomes is it design and its activity.  A person however is driven by the nature and quality of its relationships as well is the context that defines it responses to events.

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All people are ecosystems within ecosystems

To effectively enhance the quality of relationship we focus on the interdependent nature of ecosystems rather the optimization of transactions

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Capacity = Capability + Maturity

A machines capacity is defined by it capabilities but a person’s capacity is both their capability and maturity.  Increasing maturity expands the context opening to many more resources to navigate complex challenges.

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Engagement = Empowerment = CHOICE

The overall energy committed the creation of results is directly related to levels of engagement.  Levels of engagement is directly correlated to levels of empowerment.  And the only way people feel empowered is if they are at choice about their lives.

A new way of

Leading

Leadership becomes a journey rooted in authenticity, empathy, and heart-centered connection.  Leaders move beyond designing, managing and controlling a machine to setting the guiding context, developing capability and maturity and cultivating ecosystems of relationships. This inspires innovation, enhances collaboration, and deepens ownership. 

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Heart Centering

Heighten the ability to draw on intuitional insight and gain greater clarity and situational awareness. Increase compassion.

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Heart Centered Communication

Apply Heart Centering to communications. Create greater connections, resolve conflict and increase commitment and buy-in.

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Reframe Context

Change outcomes by reframing the underlying context that define choices and drives behaviors

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Improvisation Mindset

Learn to respond to uncertainty and volatility with ease and grace. Increase flexibility and innovation.

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Balancing Opposites

Work with opposing points of view, complexity and ambiguity. Let diversity create better solutions.

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Leader as Coach-Sultant

Shift from an evaluative culture to a developmental culture. Create greater ownership and responsibility. Supports Contribution Agreements.

A new way of getting

Results

TLO shifts the focus from surface-level activities to the underlying forces driving outcomes. TLO enhances traditional tools for diagnostics, strategy execution and developing people, by aligning them with the forces driving outcomes, increasing the organization’s capacity to execute and grow.  Its true power lies in the changes in the way leaders think and approach challenges.

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Strategic Compass

Our Context
•Why Do We Exist
•What Impact Will We Make
•What Character will we live by

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Ecosystem Mapping

Who Do We Serve

•Customer Segments & Needs
•Partners, Suppliers, Stakeholders
•External & Internal

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Organization Assessments

Who Are We Now

•Our History & Stories
•TLO Performance Assessment
•TLO ARC SWOT Assessment
•TLO Maturity Assessment

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Roadmap to the Future

Who We Will Become & How

•Objectives & Goals
•Metrics & Targets
•Key Initiatives and Actions

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Business Model

What Resources Will We Have

•Key Revenue Drivers
•Drivers of Expenses
•Guidelines for resource allocation

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Contribution Agreements™

Transform your performance management from evaluative to developmental. This stimulates people’s ownership and accountability for their contribution, capability and maturity

Learn more about the TLO framework

The Living Organization is a comprehensive integrated leadership framework that will increase your organization’s capacity to grow by achieving results more effectively while growing the capability and maturity of the organization

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“Today, I see more collaboration, understanding, and listening within the team. I’m also less stressed. We’re on our way to building such a mature organization. I’m excited about our future.”

—Augusto Bassanini
President & CEO | United Grain Corp
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"TLO helped us define the ‘how’ we get there and our deeper ‘why.’ Everybody here has a much more optimistic, directional view of our organization because TLO helped us find the clear path forward.”

— Mark Miller
President | LD Management Company

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You’re Helping, That’s the Problem

You’re Helping, That’s the Problem

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I run a monthly CEO cohort. A small group of leaders who meet to think out loud about the real challenges of running a business. A few months ago, one of them (I’ll call him Bill) came in describing what most CEOs eventually describe. His team wasn’t stepping up. They...

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