The Book Shelf: Matt Ridley, The Rational Optimist (2010)

The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley is one of the books that I greater admire and from which I have extracted many insights as a professional coach. I am not alone in expressing enthusiasm for this book — it has received many rave reviews. In this brief review of The Rational Optimist we want to highlight several key points, […]

Posted by Bill Bergquist
On April 14, 2015
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The Ultra-Genius Gene: Micro-Evolution and Genetic Anomalies

Perhaps it is most important to recognize that human evolution is not finished. We are still changing (for good or ill) and this change is not occurring in an orderly manner, but rather through the random (even chaotic) variation in genetic makeup found among members of our species and through the swerving and diversity of social systems.

Posted by Bill Bergquist
On December 4, 2014
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The Organizational Underground: Organizational Coaching and Organization Development Outside the Formal Organization

There are profound implications at the micro-level with regard to the lives lived in “desperation” by men and women who have lost their job or at the very least have given up hope of realizing lifelong dreams. They are living in the organizational underground, a world populated by the unemployed and underemployed.

Posted by Vicki Foley
On September 19, 2013
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Collaborating for Survival and Success: Organizational Coaching Strategies to Meet Unique Opportunities and Challenges

Organizational boundaries as we knew them in the 20th Century are becoming sources of “troubling ambiguity.” Boundaries that once steadfastly defined economies, societies, industries, companies, and employees are being redrawn, reconceived and redesigned.

Posted by Bill Bergquist
On September 15, 2011
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