Fast Decisions (Part One)
The Exploration Group recently led an international scouting expedition that pushed us physically, mentally and intellectually. It was...
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Four ways Expeditions create space to explore crazy ideas
I have been fortunate enough to experience many great spaces during my life. From the spacious St. Paul's Cathedral in London, alone...
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What our Commissioners are saying
An evergreen selection of client observations from recent expeditions: Truly Transformational "Thank you for a great year of executive...
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Executives must ponder Part One
It is one of the most difficult tasks for an executive to prioritize and accomplish, let alone justify to others. Pondering is hard...
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Am I a Commissioner?
There are three questions The Exploration Group always asks when talking with someone about a potential Expedition. They are: 1. Do you...
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Room for the unexpected
One reality of exploration is that sometimes you find what you expect or have hoped for. Another reality is that sometimes you find what...
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Explorers... the craftsmen of discovery
Before there were CEO's, before there were managers, before there were consultants, there were Explorers. Explorers were the craftsmen of...
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Curiosity... opens the door
Several years ago my mother and I were talking and I stated that I was curious about how cities worked. She said to me, "Dwight is there...
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Everyone needs an Exploration Group
"Every organization needs The Exploration Group." If I had been the one to say that, it would sound arrogant, but I didn't. Organizations...
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Point Hope Village in Ghana
Point Hope Village. For many years it was just a name. An idea that was in the mind of the popular nationwide radio host Delilah who is...
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Pondering...How to do it?
What are you pondering? If nothing, it is time to start. That idea is probably the next breakthrough your organization needs for...
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Curiosity is a year away
"Curiosity is a year away," was a line I heard on the radio this week describing the Mars probe. What insight. Explorers, while seeming...
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What I say to myself now
Last evening I had one of those awkward and necessary conversations. Awkward in the sense that it was uncomfortable and unexpected, and...
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Settlers, Explorers and Traders
The Exploration Group has discovered three kinds of people: Settlers, Explorers and Traders. For societies to work, all three are needed....
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Failure... can you handle it?
In school I quickly learned that finding the right answer was the goal for student and teacher alike. Getting on the track to find the...
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Exploradelphia... what does that mean?
When people look at the web address for The Exploration Group, they ask,"What does Exploradelphia mean?" Fair question. Exploradelphia...
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Rescue expedition
Expeditions usually begin with joyous photos, optimistic spirits and a sense that anything is possible. There is a mountain to climb and...
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Fork in the road
Robert Frost, in his poem "Road in the Woods," looks at the importance of decisions at the fork in the road. Every Expedition has them....
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The Casablanca discovery
George Washington Academy is an amazing tri-lingual school located in Casablanca, Morocco. The Exploration Group was invited to help...
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