matrix leadership institute

Matrix Leadership builds Living Companies and Organizations, stewarding the Human Side of Sustainability. We offer training, consulting, facilitation and coaching utilizing leadership and communication practices that create teams, organizations, communities & classrooms as highly collaborative, innovative, adaptive, interconnected Matrix Leadership Networks--or living systems. Leadership resides in the relationships between people and emerges through the synergistic interaction of all members. A "Matrix" (think leadership network, relational infrastructure or interconnected "Whole") is formed by developing peer-to-peer communication in the "eyes and ears" of the "Whole". Core Matrix Essential practices generate a culture of trust and appreciation; real-time feedback as an investment in relationships and performance; engaging with differences as essential resources (vs. right-wrong conflict); flexible and distributed leadership roles; and shared responsibility for the collective intelligence and well-being of the whole team or company. The Matrix Group Dialogue process transforms conflict and debate into emergent leadership and efficient decisions. Leaders learn to be complex systems thinkers. Hierarchical models of command and control are replaced by smart, flexible, adaptive and innovative Matrix Leadership Networks. Individual growth, talent and empowerment is developed through relationships with colleagues and alignment with shared mission and goals. Inclusion of each person's "whole self"supports work-life balance and personal meaning. Motivation, engagement and satisfaction is enhanced through extraordinary inclusion of diverse perspectives and gifts. Valuing diverse identities and cultures generates awareness of systemic oppression and privilege and establishes a culture of allies. The addition of cross-functional and cross-level teams as needed, informs the best decisions, strategies and actions for the ongoing evolution of Living Companies.