exit interviews

Just recently one of my housemates gave in his resignation, no longer willing to work at Seva Mandir as a variety of frustrations had built up to the point where he didn’t want to be here any more. In traditional Seva Mandir style this decision was subject to extensive debate with other housemates. This entailed [...]

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such a big difference?

As I slowly prepare myself for the work I will be doing upon my return to Seva Mandir, I have been doing my best to get whatever I can out of google books. As elaborated in my Analtical Paper and also alluded to in an earlier post, I am finding myself deeply interested in the [...]

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levers

While the old saying – there is no ‘magic lever’ – does seem to hold true at some level, I have come to look at things a little differently. My current sense is that:
Everything is a lever if you look at it the right way!
All this is really saying is that every situation contains a [...]

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blind spots and collective evolution

A number of conversations and random readings over the last few days have really re-sensitised me to the need to understand the issues surrounding resistance to change… One idea that keeps on floating back is that change often seems to happen in spite of all the things that organisations do to prevent it. Change is [...]

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