--- title: Next Generation Leadership Blog | organizational culture (4) description: organizational culture | At DJA, we are committed to help our clients become the best and most inclusive versions of themselves. We want to help you change the world. 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[Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/whats-quietly-undermining-performance-on-otherwise-strong-teams) ## [A Lesson in Peace: Power With, Not Power Over](https://blog.deettajones.com/a-lesson-in-peace-power-with-not-power-over) [leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership), [organizational culture](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/organizational-culture), [leadership communication](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership-communication), [Culture](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/culture) [![A Lesson in Peace: Power With, Not Power Over](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/pexels-pragyanbezbo-2665995.jpg)](https://blog.deettajones.com/a-lesson-in-peace-power-with-not-power-over) There is something happening in the wake of the monks walking for peace that goes deeper than any “just do this” leadership approach I can describe. It’s more than choosing actions within their control. Yes, of course, they’re doing that. But more deeply, they are unearthing something inside of us that desperately needed to see the light of day—our goodness. [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/a-lesson-in-peace-power-with-not-power-over) ## [Adaptive Leadership: Naming the Reality of Leading Under Uncertainty](https://blog.deettajones.com/adaptive-leadership-naming-the-reality-of-leading-under-uncertainty) [leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership), [organizational culture](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/organizational-culture), [leadership communication](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership-communication), [Culture](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/culture) [![Adaptive Leadership: Naming the Reality of Leading Under Uncertainty](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/pexels-n-voitkevich-6120220-1.jpg)](https://blog.deettajones.com/adaptive-leadership-naming-the-reality-of-leading-under-uncertainty) Most leadership frameworks were built for environments where the rules were largely known. You could analyze a problem, select a course of action, communicate it clearly, and then manage execution. When conditions shifted, they did so incrementally, and leaders had time to adjust. [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/adaptive-leadership-naming-the-reality-of-leading-under-uncertainty) ## [What If Your Imagination Ran Wild](https://blog.deettajones.com/what-if-your-imagination-ran-wild) [leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership), [organizational culture](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/organizational-culture), [leadership communication](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership-communication), [Culture](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/culture) [![What If Your Imagination Ran Wild](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/pexels-shkrabaanthony-4348401.jpg)](https://blog.deettajones.com/what-if-your-imagination-ran-wild) Photo by Antoni Shkraba When was the last time you let your imagination run wild? Not mildly curious. Not slightly ambitious. But fully, unapologetically unhinged from practicality, risk, and fear? Most of us, somewhere along the road of adulthood, learned to tame our imagination. We were taught to be “realistic,” to color inside the lines, to stop daydreaming and “focus.” We became masters of... [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/what-if-your-imagination-ran-wild) ## [The Power of Endings](https://blog.deettajones.com/the-power-of-endings) [leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership), [organizational culture](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/organizational-culture), [leadership communication](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership-communication), [Culture](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/culture) [![The Power of Endings](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/pexels-michaelbayazidi-7492737%20(1).jpg)](https://blog.deettajones.com/the-power-of-endings) As the year draws to a close, there’s often a quiet moment—sometimes brief, sometimes heavy—when we pause and look back. What did this year ask of me? What did it take? What am I carrying forward? For me, that pause has been unavoidable. [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/the-power-of-endings) ## [The Work that Still Matters: On Fear, Leadership, and the Quiet Discipline of Love](https://blog.deettajones.com/the-work-that-still-matters) [leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership), [organizational culture](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/organizational-culture), [leadership communication](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership-communication), [Culture](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/culture) [![The Work that Still Matters: On Fear, Leadership, and the Quiet Discipline of Love](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/pexels-anntarazevich-5119626-1.jpg)](https://blog.deettajones.com/the-work-that-still-matters) Hatred can’t win. I know it exists in the world. We see it. We feel it. We live alongside it.But I refuse to believe that it is more powerful than love. It is scarier, though. And that’s what so many people are feeling right now: fear. [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/the-work-that-still-matters) ## [When Walking Away Is the Most Powerful Leadership Move](https://blog.deettajones.com/when-walking-away-is-the-most-powerful-leadership-move) [leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership), [organizational culture](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/organizational-culture), [leadership communication](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership-communication), [Culture](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/culture) [![When Walking Away Is the Most Powerful Leadership Move](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/pexels-mart-production-9566216%20(1)-1.jpg)](https://blog.deettajones.com/when-walking-away-is-the-most-powerful-leadership-move) Photo by Mart Production Recently, I made a decision that many leaders eventually face: I declined an opportunity that initially looked prestigious and affirming. It was the kind of exclusive invitation designed to make anyone feel chosen. But here’s the deeper truth: Being invited in is not the same as belonging. [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/when-walking-away-is-the-most-powerful-leadership-move) ## [Emotional Due Diligence: Recalibrating Generosity and Boundaries](https://blog.deettajones.com/emotional-due-diligence-recalibrating-generosity-and-boundaries) [leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership), [organizational culture](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/organizational-culture), [leadership communication](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership-communication), [Culture](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/culture) [![Emotional Due Diligence: Recalibrating Generosity and Boundaries](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/pexels-vie-studio-4439421.jpg)](https://blog.deettajones.com/emotional-due-diligence-recalibrating-generosity-and-boundaries) There comes a point in every leader’s journey when generosity becomes exhausting. When the energy you’ve poured into others begins to feel unreciprocated. When you realize that your default mode—helping, hosting, extending yourself—is being mistaken for infinite availability. [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/emotional-due-diligence-recalibrating-generosity-and-boundaries) ## [You’re Not Just Managing Tasks. You’re Shaping Culture.](https://blog.deettajones.com/youre-not-just-managing-tasks) [leadership management](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership-management), [leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership), [organizational culture](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/organizational-culture), [IMT](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/imt), [management](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/management) [![You’re Not Just Managing Tasks. You’re Shaping Culture.](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/You%E2%80%99re%20Not%20Just%20Managing%20Tasks.jpg)](https://blog.deettajones.com/youre-not-just-managing-tasks) Let’s debunk one of the biggest myths about management: [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/youre-not-just-managing-tasks) ## [Making Our Way in THIS World](https://blog.deettajones.com/making-our-way-in-this-world) [leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership), [organizational culture](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/organizational-culture), [leadership communication](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership-communication), [Culture](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/culture) [![Making Our Way in THIS World](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/pexels-neenu-ton-1045796-4627894-2.jpg)](https://blog.deettajones.com/making-our-way-in-this-world) [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/making-our-way-in-this-world) [2](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/organizational-culture/page/2) [3](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/organizational-culture/page/3) [4](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/organizational-culture/page/4) [5](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/organizational-culture/page/5) [6](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/organizational-culture/page/6) #### Subscribe to the Blog #### About Us DeEtta Jones & Associates (DJA) guides leaders and organizations on a journey that builds capacity, strengthens innovation, and increases organizational performance by creating a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment. 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