Books
The Sacred Practice of Integration
Integration is the sacred practice of being and becoming our highest truth. At the core of all spiritual traditions, there is a striving to return to a more harmonious relationship with the world around us and the world within us. Our personal life and professional work are two great arenas where we can cultivate greater awareness, act more courageously, and continuously learn from our experience. When we intentionally engage with life in this way, we enable integration at multiple levels: 1) internal integration of our own psyche, 2) interpersonal integration of with others, and 3) transcendent integration with the Divine. Each is a noble practice in and of itself. Together they can transform everything - our perspective, our attitude toward life, and our sense of purpose. This book explores the motivations, challenges, tools, and practices along the path toward integration and ultimate freedom. Click here to purchase.
Tiny House Lean
At the onset of the global pandemic, a lean process and organizational change consultant moved his family of four out of their spacious victorian in San Francisco to a 240 square foot solar powered tiny house in a small town nestled between scenic mountains and pristine beaches. In the two years that followed, he learned much more about life, lean practice, and organizational change than he had anticipated. This short book shares some of those insights and how they apply to our everyday life and work. Sometimes what is most simple can also be most profound.
The Collective Potential
Information flow is the foundation of any project. However, the major limiting factor is not the lack of information, but the inability to effectively integrate useful information into a project. By bringing together the fields of organizational science, organizational behavior, and information science, this book explores the interplay of social, technical, and technological factors influencing information flow. By understanding these concepts, managers can strategically leverage the social and technical characteristics of their project team, processes, and tools to enable positive iterations of trust and learning. These serve as the basis for effective information flow and result in significant improvements in information sharing, decision-making, and project outcomes. This unique perspective provides holistic insights regarding the management of team interactions, project planning, and the overarching structure and strategies used within the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. These findings have significant implications for the: 1) The types of competencies and tools needed in the AEC industry; 2) How the industry approaches management and integration; and 3) The types of organizational structures and innovative strategies that will allow teams to make the best use of their valuable knowledge and realize their greatest collective potential.
