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On the Front Lines of Food Service

May 1, 2023 | Wendy B White and Sallie Lee

There we were … sitting in a crowded restaurant in downtown Banner Elk, NC, waiting for someone to come take our order. As we waited, we did what any two organizational development consultants tend to do, we observed people going about their work. We are always observing what leaders, teams and organizations are doing well […]

RETHINKING RETREATS

April 12, 2023 | Wendy B. White

I have to admit, I love retreats. Our first company, RETREATS INC, was designed around them. RETREATS was an acronym that stood for Reaching Excellence Through Recreation, Education and Adventure Training Strategies. Yes, it took an all-nighter to come up with that! We were one of the first companies to take corporate groups onto ropes […]

THE REGENERATIVE WAY: TOOLS FOR COMPANIES DEALING WITH THE UNKNOWN

November 2, 2022 | Lisa Marie Main

We’ve really enjoyed our conversations with Lee Aldridge from Soul Story Creative on themes at the heart of our work. This podcast with Continuum co-founder Lisa Marie Main focuses on the regenerative way of doing business, something we’re bringing into all our work. From the podcast: “So, the good news is that a lot of […]

Regenerative Design: What’s That?

June 28, 2022 | Continuum Consulting

As part of our series on the megatrends we see emerging globally and locally, today’s focus—within the megatrend of Regen—is on the importance of regenerative systems and design into the future. The climate is changing, requiring fundamental shifts of focus and mindset at all levels of society. The science and approaches to planetary healing continue […]

Mega Waves…Future Waves…The Next Wave

April 13, 2022 | Sallie Lee

We’re continuing to study megatrends emerging right now. A megatrend is something that has current or potential impact on a global scale. The most talked-about megatrends are usually the ones seen as global threats, but we are choosing to focus on huge solution-focused trends that show great promise of doing good, solving a key societal […]

The Art of Taking the Best Next Step

February 7, 2022 | Wendy B. White

A favorite pastime of mine during the pandemic has been to strap on my boots, pick up my hiking stick and head out into the Blue Ridge mountains with my puppy, Shanti. One of the benefits of living in Asheville, NC, is that the mountains, along with the many rivers and streams, form my extended […]

A Leadership Model for the Times We’ve Living In

January 12, 2022 | Continuum Consulting

Two years ago, as COVID closed in and crippled so many businesses, at Continuum, we started an inquiry into how to accompany our clients through such a potentially devastating time. We considered how to hold the pandemic in a way that might allow us and our clients to make sense of the rapid-fire changes that, yes, felt like waves crashing over us, one after another. The Continuum Leadership Model is the outcome. The Continuum Leadership Model With the new leadership model in hand, we reflected on our own organization and how we were navigating the continual challenges during COVID. We realized that our unfolding model wasn’t just a temporary leadership lens for moving through COVID, but a way we will think about leadership into the future.

Why People Are Leaving Their Jobs At A Pace We Haven’t Seen In Decades

June 25, 2021 | Continuum Consulting

People are leaving their jobs at a pace we haven’t seen in several decades. Not only is this eye-opening, but it's creating significant organizational challenges around retention as well as attracting and onboarding new employees.