Dr. Kathy Allen
@drkathyallen.bsky.social
Consultant and coach helping people create meaningful change using Nature as a model. *LivingSystems*RegenerativeLeadership*AdaptiveCycles
Continuing my series on "sleepwalking" at work, I explore the link between how we define leadership and the relationships in our organizations. Those relationships can either engage employees or make them tune out. https://bit.ly/464QynN
The Link Between Leadership and Employee Behavior - Dr. Kathy Allen
How mindless obedience or sleepwalking at work impacts leadership and employee behavior, and ways to initiate a shift in mindset.
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July 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Continuing my series on "sleepwalking" at work, I explore the link between how we define leadership and the relationships in our organizations. Those relationships can either engage employees or make them tune out. https://bit.ly/464QynN
Reposted by Dr. Kathy Allen
🌱 “Weeds are nature’s revolution against the rule of the machine.” —Vandana Shiva
July 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🌱 “Weeds are nature’s revolution against the rule of the machine.” —Vandana Shiva
Often, when employees sleepwalk at work, it's because our leadership habits have encouraged them to just "go through the motions."
I talk about 5 ways we create conditions for employees to disengage: kathleenallen.net/insights/5-w...
#leadership #regenerativeleadership
I talk about 5 ways we create conditions for employees to disengage: kathleenallen.net/insights/5-w...
#leadership #regenerativeleadership
5 Ways We Reward Sleepwalking at Work - Dr. Kathy Allen
Learn ways organizations unintentionally or on purpose create conditions that reward sleepwalking at work.
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July 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Often, when employees sleepwalk at work, it's because our leadership habits have encouraged them to just "go through the motions."
I talk about 5 ways we create conditions for employees to disengage: kathleenallen.net/insights/5-w...
#leadership #regenerativeleadership
I talk about 5 ways we create conditions for employees to disengage: kathleenallen.net/insights/5-w...
#leadership #regenerativeleadership
There's a myth in leadership that things would be easiest if employees followed directions without questioning, resisting, or thinking for themselves. But encouraging employees to sleepwalk—just go through the motions—comes at a cost.
I explore this on my blog: https://bit.ly/4li3H0V
#leadership
I explore this on my blog: https://bit.ly/4li3H0V
#leadership
The High Price of Sleepwalking at Work - Dr. Kathy Allen
Learn how the cost of employees sleepwalking at work takes a significant toll on leaders and the entire organization.
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June 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
There's a myth in leadership that things would be easiest if employees followed directions without questioning, resisting, or thinking for themselves. But encouraging employees to sleepwalk—just go through the motions—comes at a cost.
I explore this on my blog: https://bit.ly/4li3H0V
#leadership
I explore this on my blog: https://bit.ly/4li3H0V
#leadership
A fundamental, holistic change is necessary for businesses to contribute to a sustainable future: https://bit.ly/3HYbcfe
During this transition, leaders must adopt regenerative leadership approaches to achieve a lasting impact.
#regenerativeleadership
During this transition, leaders must adopt regenerative leadership approaches to achieve a lasting impact.
#regenerativeleadership
We need to fundamentally change the relationship between business and nature – but how?
Explore how businesses can transform their relationship with nature through nature-based solutions and institutional change.
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June 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
A fundamental, holistic change is necessary for businesses to contribute to a sustainable future: https://bit.ly/3HYbcfe
During this transition, leaders must adopt regenerative leadership approaches to achieve a lasting impact.
#regenerativeleadership
During this transition, leaders must adopt regenerative leadership approaches to achieve a lasting impact.
#regenerativeleadership
Amanda Sturgeon, Biomimicry Institute CEO, deeply knows biophilic architecture. Now she helps innovators embrace biomimicry.
In this interview she shares her perspectives: https://bit.ly/3FVrmpb
Just as we can build biophilic structures, we can build organizations with Nature as a mentor and muse.
In this interview she shares her perspectives: https://bit.ly/3FVrmpb
Just as we can build biophilic structures, we can build organizations with Nature as a mentor and muse.
Emulating Nature’s Strategies with Amanda Sturgeon
How biophilic design can remember what the modern world forgot.
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June 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Amanda Sturgeon, Biomimicry Institute CEO, deeply knows biophilic architecture. Now she helps innovators embrace biomimicry.
In this interview she shares her perspectives: https://bit.ly/3FVrmpb
Just as we can build biophilic structures, we can build organizations with Nature as a mentor and muse.
In this interview she shares her perspectives: https://bit.ly/3FVrmpb
Just as we can build biophilic structures, we can build organizations with Nature as a mentor and muse.
An article from the World Economic Forum New Champions summarizes the case for more #regenerative leadership practices. In an era defined by disruption, leaders must navigate complexity, confront uncertainty, and prepare for an increasingly volatile future.
Read the insights: https://bit.ly/44EGXSr
Read the insights: https://bit.ly/44EGXSr
June 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
An article from the World Economic Forum New Champions summarizes the case for more #regenerative leadership practices. In an era defined by disruption, leaders must navigate complexity, confront uncertainty, and prepare for an increasingly volatile future.
Read the insights: https://bit.ly/44EGXSr
Read the insights: https://bit.ly/44EGXSr
"The climate crisis is not only ecological—it is emotional, somatic, and relational." - John Dass https://bit.ly/40dtcIG
Nature shows us that regeneration depends on each part of the ecosystem showing up in the right condition to thrive as a whole.
Nature shows us that regeneration depends on each part of the ecosystem showing up in the right condition to thrive as a whole.
Capitalism, Climate Change & The One Skill We All Need To Thrive
How mastering our nervous systems is the missing link between inner regeneration and outer systems change
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June 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"The climate crisis is not only ecological—it is emotional, somatic, and relational." - John Dass https://bit.ly/40dtcIG
Nature shows us that regeneration depends on each part of the ecosystem showing up in the right condition to thrive as a whole.
Nature shows us that regeneration depends on each part of the ecosystem showing up in the right condition to thrive as a whole.
I've recently explored the shift from a VUCA to BANI worldview, but The Regenerative Futurist presents an excellent case for reframing VUCA to stop out-of-control spirals of anxiety and remain resilient in disruptive times. https://bit.ly/3HKS7wU
#regenerativeleadership
#regenerativeleadership
Live Lecture Recap: Rethinking How We Navigate Crisis
Key skills to thrive in the Age of Revolutions—transforming Work, Learning & Being
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June 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I've recently explored the shift from a VUCA to BANI worldview, but The Regenerative Futurist presents an excellent case for reframing VUCA to stop out-of-control spirals of anxiety and remain resilient in disruptive times. https://bit.ly/3HKS7wU
#regenerativeleadership
#regenerativeleadership
Friends in the UK, this is a wonderful opportunity to build a nourishing and calming habit of sky-gazing while contributing to bat conservation.
(If you missed my post about the value of lifting our eyes to meet Nature, you can find it here: kathleenallen.net/insights/hor... )
(If you missed my post about the value of lifting our eyes to meet Nature, you can find it here: kathleenallen.net/insights/hor... )
🦇 If you're looking for a fun activity to in summer evenings why not take part in our Sunset Survey? It's the perfect bat survey for beginners and you can do it from your garden, window or local park! More info: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/nat...
June 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Friends in the UK, this is a wonderful opportunity to build a nourishing and calming habit of sky-gazing while contributing to bat conservation.
(If you missed my post about the value of lifting our eyes to meet Nature, you can find it here: kathleenallen.net/insights/hor... )
(If you missed my post about the value of lifting our eyes to meet Nature, you can find it here: kathleenallen.net/insights/hor... )
Regular check-ins also give employees the opportunity to ask questions, contribute insights, and raise concerns. Healthy organizations are like living systems, and no living system could survive without communication.
Annual reviews feel fake?
They are—unless you give real feedback every week.
Weekly 15-min performance check-ins =
✅ Clarity
✅ Motivation
✅ No “surprises” at review time
It’s leadership hygiene.
They are—unless you give real feedback every week.
Weekly 15-min performance check-ins =
✅ Clarity
✅ Motivation
✅ No “surprises” at review time
It’s leadership hygiene.
June 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Regular check-ins also give employees the opportunity to ask questions, contribute insights, and raise concerns. Healthy organizations are like living systems, and no living system could survive without communication.
In uncertain times, many leaders seek firm answers and fixed strategies. But #regenerative leadership emphasizes relationships and capacities over control.
I talk about the BANI lens and how leadership must respond to tension and transition with purpose and connection: https://bit.ly/45a9v8a
I talk about the BANI lens and how leadership must respond to tension and transition with purpose and connection: https://bit.ly/45a9v8a
Strengthening Regenerative Leadership in a BANI World
Embracing undervalued resources for resilience.
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June 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
In uncertain times, many leaders seek firm answers and fixed strategies. But #regenerative leadership emphasizes relationships and capacities over control.
I talk about the BANI lens and how leadership must respond to tension and transition with purpose and connection: https://bit.ly/45a9v8a
I talk about the BANI lens and how leadership must respond to tension and transition with purpose and connection: https://bit.ly/45a9v8a
When disruption is constant, how we begin approaching change is critical.
Nature teaches us the importance of choosing "starting points" that align with how life actually works.
I explore how we can thrive even in uncertainty if we start in the right place: https://bit.ly/43WFCGa
#naturewriting
Nature teaches us the importance of choosing "starting points" that align with how life actually works.
I explore how we can thrive even in uncertainty if we start in the right place: https://bit.ly/43WFCGa
#naturewriting
6 Starting Points for Regenerative Leaders to Consider
We're living in a time when our traditional systems are breaking down. This is happening in many ways— economically, socially, politically, and environmentally.
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June 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
When disruption is constant, how we begin approaching change is critical.
Nature teaches us the importance of choosing "starting points" that align with how life actually works.
I explore how we can thrive even in uncertainty if we start in the right place: https://bit.ly/43WFCGa
#naturewriting
Nature teaches us the importance of choosing "starting points" that align with how life actually works.
I explore how we can thrive even in uncertainty if we start in the right place: https://bit.ly/43WFCGa
#naturewriting
When we treat organizations like machines, we remain in mindsets of control and hierarchy.
Humans are a part of Nature, and we need to reflect that in our organizations. Giles Hutchins offers an excellent visual representation of this mindset shift: https://bit.ly/45SRtrc
#regenerativeleadership
Humans are a part of Nature, and we need to reflect that in our organizations. Giles Hutchins offers an excellent visual representation of this mindset shift: https://bit.ly/45SRtrc
#regenerativeleadership
Cultivating a Future-fit Organization amid Rising Complexity
With so much change in the air, what’s the best way to cultivate organizations that succeed amid rising complexity? This IS the question of the moment. As when we cultivate future-fit organizations, we allow our places of work to come alive and our people to thrive.
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June 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
When we treat organizations like machines, we remain in mindsets of control and hierarchy.
Humans are a part of Nature, and we need to reflect that in our organizations. Giles Hutchins offers an excellent visual representation of this mindset shift: https://bit.ly/45SRtrc
#regenerativeleadership
Humans are a part of Nature, and we need to reflect that in our organizations. Giles Hutchins offers an excellent visual representation of this mindset shift: https://bit.ly/45SRtrc
#regenerativeleadership
Do we find courage, or is it always in us?
When we know our "line in the sand," we know when we must act, even if we fear the consequences.
That is when our courage shines.
In my blog, I explore summoning courage in disruptive times: https://bit.ly/4l0Tx4G
When we know our "line in the sand," we know when we must act, even if we fear the consequences.
That is when our courage shines.
In my blog, I explore summoning courage in disruptive times: https://bit.ly/4l0Tx4G
Finding Our Courage - Dr. Kathy Allen
Dr. Kathleen Allen explores the topic of courage, including when we know it's time to act based on our values and principles.
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June 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Do we find courage, or is it always in us?
When we know our "line in the sand," we know when we must act, even if we fear the consequences.
That is when our courage shines.
In my blog, I explore summoning courage in disruptive times: https://bit.ly/4l0Tx4G
When we know our "line in the sand," we know when we must act, even if we fear the consequences.
That is when our courage shines.
In my blog, I explore summoning courage in disruptive times: https://bit.ly/4l0Tx4G
Reposted by Dr. Kathy Allen
“Many, many years of evolution have gone into trees figuring out how to suck CO2 from the atmosphere and lock it into carbon stores, so it’s ready to scale now.”
Time we started treating nature as our most powerful ally, instead of an enemy or just a 'resource'.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Time we started treating nature as our most powerful ally, instead of an enemy or just a 'resource'.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Win-win’: new maps reveal best opportunities for global reforestation
New study shows regions with best potential to regrow trees and suck climate-heating CO2 from the air
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June 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
“Many, many years of evolution have gone into trees figuring out how to suck CO2 from the atmosphere and lock it into carbon stores, so it’s ready to scale now.”
Time we started treating nature as our most powerful ally, instead of an enemy or just a 'resource'.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Time we started treating nature as our most powerful ally, instead of an enemy or just a 'resource'.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Sustainability and climate actions across the U.S. are changing fast.
Join us 6/17 for a free conversation led by Verdis Group's Principal & Chief Century Thinker Daniel Lawse.
We’ll dig into what’s happening and the adaptive cycle framework to navigate disruption. kathleenallen.net/conversation/
Join us 6/17 for a free conversation led by Verdis Group's Principal & Chief Century Thinker Daniel Lawse.
We’ll dig into what’s happening and the adaptive cycle framework to navigate disruption. kathleenallen.net/conversation/
Dr. Kathy Allen - The Conversation
The Conversation In this monthly conversation, global experts lead interactive discussions on regenerative leadership, living systems, interdependence, and topics critical to leading organizations suc...
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June 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Sustainability and climate actions across the U.S. are changing fast.
Join us 6/17 for a free conversation led by Verdis Group's Principal & Chief Century Thinker Daniel Lawse.
We’ll dig into what’s happening and the adaptive cycle framework to navigate disruption. kathleenallen.net/conversation/
Join us 6/17 for a free conversation led by Verdis Group's Principal & Chief Century Thinker Daniel Lawse.
We’ll dig into what’s happening and the adaptive cycle framework to navigate disruption. kathleenallen.net/conversation/
The Yurok Tribe never gave up their fight for the Klamath River. Their story is a powerful reminder of what’s possible when we listen to the land, follow Indigenous leadership, and restore relationships. It's true inspiration for a #regenerative mindset. https://bit.ly/4kB2guH
These stunning photos show how nature came back after the world’s largest dam removal project
Four dams and three large reservoirs were removed from the Klamath River in a project that finished last year. Acres of native wildflowers are now in bloom along the river’s edge.
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June 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Yurok Tribe never gave up their fight for the Klamath River. Their story is a powerful reminder of what’s possible when we listen to the land, follow Indigenous leadership, and restore relationships. It's true inspiration for a #regenerative mindset. https://bit.ly/4kB2guH
When we value interdependence, trust, and cooperation in our communities—just like Nature does—we succeed in creatively solving complex challenges.
Thanks to @myzerocarbon.org for recommending this excellent article about community-led, nature-based climate solutions: bit.ly/449liS7
Thanks to @myzerocarbon.org for recommending this excellent article about community-led, nature-based climate solutions: bit.ly/449liS7
Involving communities in nature-based solutions to climate challenges leads to greater innovation, study shows
Involving communities in nature-based solutions to tackle urban climate and environmental challenges leads to innovation and multiple benefits, a study shows. Participation of citizens in NBS projects...
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June 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
When we value interdependence, trust, and cooperation in our communities—just like Nature does—we succeed in creatively solving complex challenges.
Thanks to @myzerocarbon.org for recommending this excellent article about community-led, nature-based climate solutions: bit.ly/449liS7
Thanks to @myzerocarbon.org for recommending this excellent article about community-led, nature-based climate solutions: bit.ly/449liS7
Friends in the United Kingdom, this is a wonderful opportunity for leaders to connect with the common goal of sustainable business.
🌿 Just a few weeks to go!
Join us for Investors in Wildlife Netwalking – an afternoon of fresh air, fresh thinking, and purposeful connections.
🗓️ Thu 19 June, 1–3 PM
📍 College Lake, HP23 5QG
🎟️ Book now: buff.ly/PRuItX0
Join us for Investors in Wildlife Netwalking – an afternoon of fresh air, fresh thinking, and purposeful connections.
🗓️ Thu 19 June, 1–3 PM
📍 College Lake, HP23 5QG
🎟️ Book now: buff.ly/PRuItX0
June 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Friends in the United Kingdom, this is a wonderful opportunity for leaders to connect with the common goal of sustainable business.
Bees are excellent teachers. We can learn about resilience from their adaptability despite colony collapse, climate change, and habitat destruction.
This story in Emergence Magazine reminds me how bees show us what it means to persist amid loss. https://bit.ly/3H8XR3s
This story in Emergence Magazine reminds me how bees show us what it means to persist amid loss. https://bit.ly/3H8XR3s
Telling the Bees – Emily Polk
Bees have long been witness to human grief, carrying messages between the living and the dead. Finding solace in the company of bees, Emily Polk opens to the widening circles of loss around her and an enduring spirit of survival.
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June 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Bees are excellent teachers. We can learn about resilience from their adaptability despite colony collapse, climate change, and habitat destruction.
This story in Emergence Magazine reminds me how bees show us what it means to persist amid loss. https://bit.ly/3H8XR3s
This story in Emergence Magazine reminds me how bees show us what it means to persist amid loss. https://bit.ly/3H8XR3s
#Regenerative leadership is difficult to define. It isn't a single framework, but a living, evolving practice.
This article in the Regeneration Journal ia great overview framing leadership as stewardship that's not ego-driven but "eco-system aware." I love that term! https://bit.ly/4jnicPG
This article in the Regeneration Journal ia great overview framing leadership as stewardship that's not ego-driven but "eco-system aware." I love that term! https://bit.ly/4jnicPG
Regenerative Leadership: What the World Needs Now – REGENERATION JOURNAL
In thistime of permacrisis—where climate breakdown, economic inequality, democratic erosion, cultural fragmentation, and war crimes converge—we recognize that the systems and leaders governing our lives are failing to serve people and planet. The pursuit of narrow, extractive self-interest has corrupted our institutions, deepened divisions, and eroded trust. We stand at a crossroads: continue down the path of collapseorregeneratethis world we share – our Common Home.
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June 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
#Regenerative leadership is difficult to define. It isn't a single framework, but a living, evolving practice.
This article in the Regeneration Journal ia great overview framing leadership as stewardship that's not ego-driven but "eco-system aware." I love that term! https://bit.ly/4jnicPG
This article in the Regeneration Journal ia great overview framing leadership as stewardship that's not ego-driven but "eco-system aware." I love that term! https://bit.ly/4jnicPG
Nature is an excellent guide to complexity. It invites us to observe seen and unseen relationships within its ecosystems—to immerse ourselves in the natural world and notice. Then, we can apply what we learn to our own complex systems. https://bit.ly/3ZBTe88
#NatureWriting #RegenerativeLeadership
#NatureWriting #RegenerativeLeadership
Seeing Connection in Wholes - Dr. Kathy Allen
Dr. Kathy Allen invites us to look at Nature as a system of connection in wholes that helps us thrive in complexity.
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May 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Nature is an excellent guide to complexity. It invites us to observe seen and unseen relationships within its ecosystems—to immerse ourselves in the natural world and notice. Then, we can apply what we learn to our own complex systems. https://bit.ly/3ZBTe88
#NatureWriting #RegenerativeLeadership
#NatureWriting #RegenerativeLeadership
I'm thrilled to share the recording of this month's Regenerative Leadership group conversation with Marti Spiegelman. Marti guided us on an in-depth exploration of the Indigenous understanding of consciousness and the experience of being fully awake and connected in our times: https://bit.ly/4kiMDrI
The Conversation - Assembling Your Reality, Making Your Presence Matter - Dr. Kathy Allen
Marti Spiegelman joins our Regenerative Leadership group once again for another deep dive into the indigenous understanding of consciousness and the experience of being a fully awake and connected human in our times.
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May 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I'm thrilled to share the recording of this month's Regenerative Leadership group conversation with Marti Spiegelman. Marti guided us on an in-depth exploration of the Indigenous understanding of consciousness and the experience of being fully awake and connected in our times: https://bit.ly/4kiMDrI
Reposted by Dr. Kathy Allen
Here's the recording from today's #MasterClass on "Regenerating Communities, Restoring Ecosystems #ecosystemrestorationcommunities #ecorestorationalliance @jonschull.bsky.social - please enjoy the wonderful talks (skip ahead to intros+talks from 22:18 if short of time). fathom.video/share/X537uu...
May 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Here's the recording from today's #MasterClass on "Regenerating Communities, Restoring Ecosystems #ecosystemrestorationcommunities #ecorestorationalliance @jonschull.bsky.social - please enjoy the wonderful talks (skip ahead to intros+talks from 22:18 if short of time). fathom.video/share/X537uu...