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 [...]

Ronald Heifetz in his 1998 book Leadership Without Easy Answers first brought to us the concept of doing adaptive work when tackling complex issues. Providing systems of care for children with behavioral health issues, integrating primary care and behavioral health, taking a public health approach to children’s mental health, addressing [...]

When considering a public health approach to mental health, many groups and communities need to make a shift to using population approach. This has implications for services and supports, workforce development, as well as policy and funding implications. Forming a picture of the population being served, including dimensions of positive [...]