by Patrick Kitchen | Dec 1, 2022 | Articles
In the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a video of Putin meeting with his security council was widely circulated. In it, Putin is sitting behind a large desk at the far end of the room, and way at the other end, are his advisors, sitting in a circle of...
by Patrick Kitchen | Dec 1, 2022 | Articles
Someone asked me recently, on a podcast, a question I often get: How do I empower others? How do I get people with less rank to take ownership? How can I make space for others? Empowering others. Holding back. Making space. This seems like the right thing to do to...
by Patrick Kitchen | Dec 1, 2022 | Articles
I started my career as a psychotherapist. The problem was, I was in my early twenties and looked about 12. I not only looked young, but I was young. While I had training and insight, I lacked lived experience. And that meant I was constantly fielding challenging...
by Patrick Kitchen | Dec 1, 2022 | Articles
It’s hard to accurately tell the sex of a baby chick. That’s how we keep ending up with roosters. We order female chicks, and while they say about 10% of every order might be roosters, those statistics, at least for us, never seem to hold true. Once, we got 5 roosters...
by Patrick Kitchen | Mar 7, 2022 | Articles
The Case for Flat Organizations It’s hard to fathom just how dramatically the pace of change has increased in the last two decades. This infographic gives you an idea. While it took 50 years for airlines to reach 50 million users, Pokemon Go hit 50 million users in...
by Patrick Kitchen | Dec 27, 2021 | Articles
DEI Data Introduction Conventional wisdom states that every successful DEI strategy starts with data. Because using data makes the difference between an effective diversity and inclusion initiative and a tick-the-box exercise. Data helps you establish benchmarks,...