October 2021

Deep Democracy: A Powerful Approach To Resolve Tension And Conflict

Written By: Cahide Akkuzu Reading time: 6 minutes You can use disagreements and conflicts to improve your relationships! This argument was unreal to me until I learned about Deep Democracy. I, personally, have generally avoided conflict throughout my life, and have sought consensus in disagreements. Avoiding conflict often comes at a high cost, and sooner or [...]

July 2021

Adult Development Theory: How Can Leaders Grow As Adults? Part 2

Written By: Cahide Akkuzu Reading time: 6 minutes In Part 1 of this article, we looked at Robert Kegan’s Theory of Adult Development. Unfortunately, we saw that many adults have not developed beyond the socialized mind stage which includes adolescence characteristics. Becoming an ‘adult’ means that a person is developing an independent sense of self and [...]

April 2021

Adult Development Theory: How Can Leaders Grow As Adults? Part 1

Written By: Cahide Akkuzu Reading time: 6 minutes Robert Kegan, a renowned professor at Harvard University Graduate School of Education, has been studying adult learning and professional development for more than 30 years. His insights about the development of adults’ complex and multidimensional thinking capacity reveal the fact that 58% of American adults with college degrees [...]

March 2021

The Leadership Challenge: Digital Transformation

Written By: Cahide Akkuzu Reading time: 6 minutes I am continuing to write about leadership by addressing a very vital topic. Digital transformation has been one of the most critical initiatives of companies in recent years. There are many studies about the success rate of digital transformation initiatives. Unfortunately, all studies indicate that many of these [...]

January 2021