Organization Development

A dream about a darkened house becomes a reflection on organizational blind spots. The article explores how teams can name problems, build plans, and still leave important gaps unresolved, often because everyone assumes someone else has handled them. Its central question is whether the safeguards we trust actually exist when we need them.

Years ago, an executive who thought he was about to lose his job asked me what to do. We talked about it on a walk across a corporate campus rather than in a conference room, and I've been thinking about why that mattered. This piece is about the conversations that happen after the meeting ends, when someone lingers and says, "Do you have a minute?" We spend a great deal of effort making meetings better. Maybe the meeting was never the problem.

A dream about getting lost in a familiar city becomes a reflection on leadership, direction, and the difference between losing knowledge and temporarily losing access to it. The article explores how clarity can come from unexpected people and reminds us that losing our bearings does not mean we have lost our destination.