“Hey Charlie! We’ve Got a Problem”
Real-life Diversity stories that create both ambiguity and challenge for senior executives; co-authored with Ann Morrison, author of Breaking the Glass Ceiling and The New Leaders. The article originally appeared in Across the Board Magazine (1994), the Conference Board Journal, and was later reprinted with permission in Diversophy: Cultural Diversity Supplement.

“How to Win Senior Management’s Support for Diversity”
Tips for gaining the support of senior executives for Diversity initiatives from HR Focus (March 1992), the human resources publication of the American Management Association.

“Why CEO Support Is Essential”
An excerpt from a Center for Creative Leadership publication, Making Diversity Happen: Controversies and Solutions by Ann M. Morrison, Marian N. Ruderman, and Martha Hughes-James (1993).

“Diversity and Organizational Change”
An article that describes how to use organizational change technology to create successful Diversity initiatives and how to leverage Diversity concepts in organizational change efforts. This article originally appeared in The 1998 Annual: Volume 2 Consulting (Pfeiffer & Associates, 1998) and was later reprinted with permission in Diversophy: Cultural Diversity Fieldbook.

“Developing Diversity in Organizations”
An excerpt from a Center for Creative Leadership publication, Developing Diversity in Organizations: A Digest of Selected Literature, by Ann M. Morrison and Kristen M. Crabtree (1992).

Enneagram Articles

"Developing Communities of Leaders Through the Enneagram"
Using the Enneagram in leadership catalyzes the development of learning communities. (ODPractitioner, Journal of the Organization Development Network, Fall 2006, vol 38 no. 4)

"Your E-mails Communicate More Than You Think" shows you how your e-mails reflect your Enneagram style and how to rework you e-mails for both your own development and for more effectively communicating with others. (Enneagram Monthly and Talk Magazine, 2005)

"Bringing Out the Best in Your OD Practice: How to Use the Enneagram System for Success" describes how to integrate the Enneagram with organization development in the areas of communication, giving feedback, conflict resolution, team development, leadership, and personal/professional development. (OD Practitioner, Journal of the Organization Development Network, June 2005)

“Bring the Enneagram to Business” shows successful strategies for bringing the ancient wisdom of the Enneagram into the modern workplace. (Enneagram Monthly, January 2003)

“Stories of Growth and Change” provides nine stories -- some poignant, some evolutionary -- of real people who seized their opportunity to grow and develop, using the insights of the Enneagram. (Enneagram Monthly, March 2004)

“Book Excerpt, Part I,” taken from the book chapter “Managing Conflict,” unravels the mystery of interpersonal conflict, using Enneagram Style Three as an example. (Enneagram Monthly, May 2004)

“Book Excerpt, Part II,” taken from the book chapter “Leveraging Your Leadership,” illuminates multiple facets of leadership, using Enneagram Styles Five and Eight as examples. (Enneagram Monthly, June 2004)

“Spirituality in the Workplace” describes how to elicit the spirituality that is already in the workplace. (IEA Conference Proceedings 2004)

“Wake-Up and Take Action: The Need for Us to Look at Ourselves A Reaction to Barbara Ehrenreich’s New Book Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream” responds to a book that critiques the Enneagram as a coaching tool and uses the book’s key points to raise ethical issues for the Enneagram community. (Enneagram Monthly, November 2005)

“Ethics: Using the Enneagram in Organizations -- What the Experts Say” contains a synthesis of interviews from nine sets of Enneagram experts who respond to questions about how the Enneagram should be used in organizations. (Enneagram Monthly, December 2005)

“Ethics: In Their Own Voices-Lessons from Companies Who Use the Enneagram Successfully” provides three real case studies of companies that are using the Enneagram beyond a self-development application; in addition to describing three different Enneagram work applications, these cases also illuminate some of the ethical considerations when applying the Enneagram in organizations. (Enneagram Monthly, January 2006)

Strategic Change Articles

“OD Interventions or Help! Or What Do I Do Now?”
From a book chapter on organizational change interventions in Organization Development and Consulting: Perspectives and Foundations by Fred Massarik and Marissa Pei-Carpenter (Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer, 2002).

“Judge a Company’s Politics Before you Climb Aboard”
An award-winning article from National Business Employment Weekly on power and politics (1991).

“Would You Rather Be Right or Effective: Using Power and Politics Constructively on the Job” Shows how to analyze your organizational power bases, augment them, and leverage them in a constructive way; Surgical Services Management, Vo. 2: No. 6 (June 1996).

“Increase Your Office Power” Describes the sources of organizational power and influence available to individuals in business. National Business Employment Weekly, 1992.

“Office Politics and the Pursuit of Power” Describes the sources of organizational power and influence available to individuals seeking power in their first jobs. Managing Your Career. Dow Jones & Company, 1994.