What Is an Action Logic?

We often talk about action logics so here is a brief intro by Bill Torbert of what it is. An ‘action logic’ is the way we make meaning of ourselves, our relationships and the wider context which then determines our behaviour in both business and everyday life. The Global Leadership Profile (GLP) is both a … Continued

Seven Transformations of Leadership – Article in HBR

Seven Transformations of Leadership is an article by Amara’s Co-Founder Bill Torbert in the Harvard Business Review that lead Heidi Gutekunst into founding Amara Collaboration together with Bill and Jane Allen. Developmental Action Inquiry and the GLP are still the base and key frameworks that Amara Collaboration uses today to increase the amount of transformational … Continued

How did I do?

The story of a Global Leadership Profile (GLP) debriefing session by Amara co-founder Jane Allen, leading to the desire to let go of old stories to make room for new thinking and the possibilities of multiple perspectives. In Amara Collaboration Our approach to development relies on the use of the GLP as a framework for … Continued

To change our own and the wider world first start within ourselves

The following text is taken from the introduction of the book Street Smart Awareness and Inquiry-in-Action, written by Amara’s co-founders Jane Allen, Heidi Gutekunst with William R. Torbert We, in Amara, encourage our fellow human beings to commit personally to and be responsible for raising their awareness in order to grow as individuals, in service … Continued

Diversity and Inclusion

By Alevtina Kraseninnikova, Associate of Amara Collaboration My recent experience on social media in a conversation on #diversity and #inclusion made me reflect rather deeply to the point that I was moved to written about it. So, here it is. A bit of a background would be helpful. A post caught my attention talking about … Continued

An Arc of Beautiful Harmony

Sunday afternoons in London often find me pottering around the house doing chores and quietly getting ready for the week ahead.  I know that time is moving on when BBC Radio 4 Gardener’s Question Time becomes my background listening.  I have a tiny, city garden and I don’t really have green fingers, yet I am … Continued