An impartial perspective on US elections — Our Election Integrity Google group was recently interviewed for a Politico Magazine feature, “What Happened to the Democrats Who Never Accepted Bush’s Election.” Author Joanna Weiss shows that once people come to see the U.S. election system clearly, trust in it is about as likely to return as a child’s…

The *Other* Reason America Needs Honest Elections — Everyone understands one reason why honest elections are important: to be able to choose representatives we trust and respect. Without free and fair elections we could (hypothetically) wind up with unscrupulous leaders, unconcerned with the country and even less the people in it. But there is also another reason election…

Psychological Containment: A Critical Leadership Success Factor Marc Maltz and Steve Freemanmedium.com Author Contact information: Steven F. Freeman * http://sffreeman.com * Skype/ Linked-In/ Google/ Facebook/ Twitter: sffreeman * email: sf@alum.mit.edu Thanks to: Steve Axelrod, Marc Sokol, Irene Freeman, Dominick Volini, and Harrison Adler for helpful comments on drafts of this article, and Harrison Adler for also providing editing help.

Marc Maltz and Steve Freeman In a pandemic, physical hygiene becomes a #1 priority. But current conditions present extensive challenges to psychological hygiene. Organizations depend on psychological well-being to enable focus at work, team functioning and action in the interest of the whole. …

Link to Article — * Thanks to Darshi Mody, Laura Freeman and John Ervin for helpful comments and feedback on this article. If you would like to preview upcoming articles, please leave a comment or send me a note. The story of Sandler O’Neill: Links to research gate project, Jefferson articles, Crisalis SO page.

The Secret to Sandler O’Neill’s Almost Unbelievable Resurrection from the Ashes of 9/11 Devastation By Steve Freeman and Marc Maltz From top to bottom, America has been mostly rudderless in the current crisis. There’s more than enough hot air about real and purported failure at the top. But pitter patter towards a President masks lack of leadership and outright failure up and down the…

Thanks to Darshi Mody, Burton Freeman ,Tom Guggino, David Sternman, Laura Digilio, Jennifer Wilson, Orin Davis, Larry Starr, Clarissa Libertelli, Paul Lehto, John Ervin, Scott Yarosh, Joe Libertelli and Aurora Casta for helpful comments and feedback on this article. Link to Article [1] Write to me at sf@alum.mit.edu. [2] Seib…

“Never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.” ~Rahm Emanuel² One disheartening aspect of the current crisis is a widespread lost sense of agency both for individuals and organizations – a…