Internal Work

The CM team loves to read and often take suggestions from one another on what book to pick up next. Here are a few of the titles keeping us engaged this summer: Elizabeth - Where the Crawdads Sing; Braving the Wilderness; I just finished Two Old Women by Velma Wallis; [...]

In our coaching training, we at CM were introduced to a tool called the wheel of life (WOL). The purpose of the WOL is to identify different areas of your life, be able to see areas as part of a whole, and assess your level of satisfaction in each area. [...]

You might say that Change Matrix began because of pilates, Georgetown University, and a passion for improving the lives of others. The idea of Change Matrix began in 2006 when Liz and Rachele’s families were moving away from the DC area. At the time, we were both on faculty at [...]

Adaptive Leaders must attend to development of both who they are and what they do. We call this “to be” and “to do” work. Knowing personal strengths, defaults and challenges help leaders develop their leadership capacity intentionally. We share this tool to help leaders look both internally and externally. They [...]

Preparation is a critical and often overlooked part of a leader’s role in conflict. When leaders take time to identify the emotional, substantive and procedural components of the conversation, they can make intentional choices about their role and the process. The LTC Preparing to Engage Tool provided here is adapted [...]

In systems building establishing common ground is critical because we work in dynamic, functional systems made up of ever-changing entities that are interrelated and interdependent. People and pieces of the system are connected and function in an ongoing relationship to each other. Building common ground requires a rethinking of values, [...]