qipresence

  • In the face of challenges,
    do not seek to solve problems, but rather uncover the messages they carry.
    Allow life to reveal its true nature...

    -Inspired by Alan Seale's teaching

  • In the face of challenges,
    do not seek to solve problems, but rather uncover the messages they carry.
    Allow life to reveal its true nature...

    -Inspired by Alan Seale's teaching

  • In the face of challenges,
    do not seek to solve problems, but rather uncover the messages they carry.
    Allow life to reveal its true nature...

    -Inspired by Alan Seale's teaching

  • In the face of challenges,
    do not seek to solve problems, but rather uncover the messages they carry.
    Allow life to reveal its true nature...

    -Inspired by Alan Seale's teaching
  • product delivery, market impact, Lean Startup, Qi, segmentation strategy, customer satisfaction, innovation, business success, profitability, market fit

    Qi - Product Segmentation

    Tailored Product Delivery for Maximum Market Impact

    In today’s dynamic market, delivering the right product at the right time is critical for success.

    My approach leverages Qi-modified Lean Startup principles, the VOICE model, and precise product segmentation strategies to align your offerings with the specific needs of each market segment—residential, commercial, or enterprise, respecting where you operate.

    By tuning into the unique dynamics (Qi) of each segment, I help that products flow smoothly from concept to market, maximizing functionality, reliability, and customer satisfaction. Through tailored solutions, I help organizations reduce waste, accelerate time-to-market, and achieve sustained success while maximizing profitability.

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  • cross-functional teams, productivity, innovation, team collaboration, continuous learning, business growth, competitive advantage, agile methodologies

    Qi - Performance Culture

    Empowering High-Performance Teams for Lasting Impact

    The success of any organization depends on the strength and agility of its Teams.

    I specialize in implementing high-performance methodologies, fostering a DevOps culture, and building cross-functional Teams that collaborate seamlessly across diverse disciplines.

    By tailoring processes to meet your specific needs, I help Teams enhance productivity, accelerate delivery, and foster innovation. Just like a well-fitted jacket that everyone is eager to wear, the development processes, must be adaptable and comfortable.

    Through a culture rooted in purpose, trust, and continuous learning, I empower teams to stay engaged, adapt swiftly to challenges, and deliver meaningful results, ensuring long-term growth and competitive advantage.

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  • software development high quality

    Qi - Quality Excellence

    Optimizing Quality Strategies for Successful Product Launches

    I help organizations develop quality strategies that ensure products meet market requirements and are launched with the right quality.

    By implementing a tailored Qi Quality Operating System (Qi QOS) that integrates strategic and tactical elements, along with risk-based Quality and Testing Strategies, we focus on preventive measures to address issues early. This framework enhances organizational maturity, fosters growth, and boosts efficiency.

    I help Teams maintain high standards throughout development, ensuring products deliver usability, reliability, and performance tailored to the specific needs and expectations of their target market. The Qi QOS framework empowers organizations to thrive while promoting continuous improvement.

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Qi PRESENCE CONSULTING

Qi Presence: Harnessing the Flow of Energy for Transformational Success

In today’s complex world, rigid plans often prevent us from perceiving life’s subtle guidance. At Qi Presence, we enable businesses and Leaders to tune into the energy around them, recognizing emerging opportunities and taking meaningful, inspired action. Our approach creates the space for transformation, grounded in conscious leadership and deep awareness.

Empowering Leaders and Teams for Sustainable, Purpose-Driven Success

At Qi Presence, we help Leaders and Teams rediscover their purpose, ensuring their work is aligned with a sense of value and meaning. As Jonas Salk observed, “Intuition will tell the thinking mind where to look next.” This quote embodies our philosophy—listening to the energy, trusting intuition, validating assumptions, and aligning action with purpose.

Mission

Our mission is to help startup and innovative IT organizations unlock extraordinary efficiency by aligning project Teams with their highest potential. This alignment fosters harmony, reduces wasted effort, and connects Teams to a greater vision.

By intuitively tuning into the subtle signals of what wants to emerge in the business landscape, we guide Leaders and Teams to deliver real, meaningful value that resonates with the evolving needs and desires of their Customers. In this way, Leaders and their Teams thrive in a state of clarity, flow, and shared purpose, consistently providing impactful solutions that are both relevant and transformative.

Lean Startup with a Purpose: Driving Innovation While Minimizing Waste

At Qi Presence, we blend the principles of Lean Startup with the energy-driven approach to help Leaders and Teams navigate complexity and uncertainty. Our method centers around three core stages:

Listening

  • Listen carefully to the energy and circumstances surrounding the project, your Team, or market to identify true needs.

Experimenting

  • Conduct small experiments as low-risk tests to gather real-time feedback on market data, Team dynamics, or product performance.

Learning

  • Reflect after each experiment: what worked, what didn’t, and where the current results and energy are pointing, to align actions with emerging potential.

This adaptive approach reduces waste and redirects energy toward high-impact solutions, ensuring that products and services resonate deeply with the market while minimizing resource drain.

A New Paradigm for Business: Harmony, Sustainability, and Efficiency

In a world where sustainability is essential, our approach harmonizes organizational operations with purpose, creating resilience and adaptability. We help businesses maintain alignment with their core values, ensuring clarity and efficiency while delivering exceptional results.

At Qi Presence, we believe transformation occurs when energy flows freely in alignment with purpose. Our mission is to help Leaders unlock this flow, empowering Teams to operate at their fullest potential and creating businesses that are not only successful but deeply meaningful and sustainable.

  • Publications
    • experience distance

      12 "Foolproof’ Principles to Strengthen Your Organization?

      In today's fast-paced and complex business environment, leaders are often in search of effective principles to enhance organizational efficiency, foster collaboration, and drive innovation.

      This article explores twelve commonly endorsed management principles that, while seemingly sound, may harbor hidden pitfalls.

      By dissecting each principle, we delve into the potential consequences of their implementation, urging leaders to consider whether these practices might inadvertently stifle agility and creativity.

      Join us as we navigate the fine line between structured management and the need for adaptability in modern organizations, ultimately challenging conventional wisdom in leadership.

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    • distance contemplation reflection complexity lean startup

      A Guide for Startup Leaders Towards Navigating Complexity

      The journey of a startup is often filled with uncertainty and complexity, but within these challenges lie opportunities for growth and innovation. Leveraging the Cynefin framework allows leaders to better understand and respond to varied situations, whether simple or chaotic. When combined with the Lean Startup methodology's focus on rapid learning and experimentation, alongside the intuitive leadership approach of Transformational Presence, entrepreneurs gain the tools to foster true agility and resilience. Drawing on over two decades of experience in IT project management, I explore how these frameworks can transform the way startups navigate unpredictability and thrive in dynamic environments. Dive in to see how they can unlock new possibilities for your venture.

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    • Embracing the Gardener’s Leadership

      In today's complex and unpredictable world, traditional management models based on control and prediction are no longer effective. This article advocates for a shift to a gardener-like leadership approach, where leaders focus on creating environments that allow teams to self-organize, adapt, and thrive in chaos. Drawing on the principles of Craig Reynolds' Boid rules—alignment, cohesion, and separation—it explores how these principles help teams synchronize and respond to challenges. The article emphasizes that leaders must embrace uncertainty, empower their teams to make quick decisions, and foster resilience, trust, and innovation. By embracing flexibility and adaptability, leaders can help teams navigate complexity and succeed in a constantly changing world.

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      Experience, Quality, and Systems Thinking: Lessons for my Second Half of Life

      This article explores the profound lessons learned through decades of professional experience in global organizations, emphasizing the critical importance of systems thinking in both professional and personal contexts.

      Drawing insights from projects within leading global corporations, the narrative highlights the duality of witnessing outstanding leadership alongside systemic challenges, such as goal erosion and burden-shifting behaviors.

      These dynamics often stem from internal structures and feedback loops, rather than external factors, and systems thinking provides a powerful framework for identifying root causes and mitigating delayed consequences.

      The article reflects on the concept of the "infinite game," advocating for long-term value over short-term wins, and shares actionable principles for maintaining quality, building trust, and fostering sustainable systems. Ultimately, this piece provides a roadmap for navigating life’s complexities with a focus on continuous improvement, enduring quality, and the interconnectedness of causes and effects—principles that serve as a guide for the second half of life.

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    • Journey in Overcoming Defensive Mechanisms

      From Resistance to Growth: My Journey in Overcoming Defensive Mechanisms

      In this article, I share my personal journey of transforming organizational dynamics, moving from resistance to growth. Drawing on my experiences with defensive mechanisms within teams, I explore the challenges and breakthroughs in creating a culture of open dialogue and empathy. By embracing Peter Senge’s The Fifth Discipline and Chris Argyris’s insights, I reflect on how organizations can shift from defensive to learning-oriented behaviors. Additionally, I discuss my evolving understanding of organizational taxonomy—how adapting structures to dynamic goals and values can drive innovation and long-term success. This article is not just a theoretical exploration but a reflection on my own evolution as a leader and learner in the ever-changing landscape of organizational life.

      I am grateful to see my perspectives evolving. With every experience, I try to learn and grow, seeking to become a better version of myself with each opportunity.

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    • The Art of Collective Transcendence: Turning Purpose into Human Mastery

      What makes people choose to give their best—not out of obligation, but out of conviction? What turns a collection of individuals into a team willing to sacrifice for a shared purpose?

      From the story of Spartacus and his legendary rebellion to modern organizations, the key lies in the power of shared vision—a vision that does not impose, but invites. A vision that people see as their own.

      In my current journey, I search for the factors that enable such rare, extraordinary engagement—where people unite, not only around goals, but around a shared belief in something larger than themselves. This is not simple; it is a quest to uncover the conditions, the invisible forces, and the human connections that create teams capable of achieving the extraordinary.

      This exploration is my work—to understand how shared visions are born, sustained, and brought to life. If you, too, are curious about the alchemy that transforms teams into cohesive, unstoppable forces, let us explore this together.

      Because when people truly believe, they can change everything.

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    • success teamwork achievement

      The Effectiveness of Communication in Teams

      Over the past 24 years, I have navigated the complexities of team dynamics, particularly in high-stakes, innovative settings. My journey has been shaped by both successes and failures, as I worked alongside talented individuals and observed groups struggle with the inherent tension between individual contributions and collective decision-making. Drawing from scientific studies, including the work of Stasser and Titus on CPSI, I analyze the cognitive biases that often hinder groups from fully utilizing unique, individual knowledge in decision-making processes. This article offers practical solutions to overcome these biases, such as the structured facilitation of communication, fostering psychological safety, and creating processes that empower diverse voices. Ultimately, I explore the art of building teams that are greater than the sum of their parts—teams capable of innovative breakthroughs despite the complexities and challenges they face.

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    • The Invisible Tension: Why Growth Feels Harder the Closer We Get to Our Vision

      Ever wonder why the closer you get to your goals, the harder it becomes to push forward? The truth is, growth isn’t a straight line. It’s a tension-filled journey where the closer you are to success, the stronger the pull back toward the familiar. But what if that resistance is actually the key to your next breakthrough? In this article, discover how to embrace the discomfort of growth, recognize the invisible forces at play, and turn doubt into your ally to reach your fullest potential. Growth isn’t just about achieving the goal – it’s about mastering the tension along the way.

      #Leadership #PersonalGrowth #Motivation #Change #GrowthMindset #OrganizationalDevelopment #QIPresence #SelfImprovement #SuccessMindset

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    • Innovation Consensus Compromise

      The Magic of Dialogue: Unlocking Innovation Beyond Consensus and Compromise

      This article examines how dialogue, distinct from discussion, fosters breakthrough innovation by embracing co-creation over compromise. Grounded in the philosophies of David Bohm and practical insights from CPSI (Creative Problem Solving Institute) and Stasser’s studies on group dynamics, it reveals how diverse perspectives converge into holistic understanding, much like the clarity of a well-lit hologram.

      By balancing dialogue’s exploratory nature with discussion’s decisiveness, teams can achieve outcomes that transcend individual contributions, unlocking the full potential of collective intelligence. Appendices provide actionable guidance for facilitators, illuminate the CPSI process, and unpack the dynamics of hidden information in groups, offering a roadmap for leaders and innovators alike.

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    • emergent behavior

      The Power of Adaptation: Navigating Change with Transformative Presence

      Adaptation is more than survival—it’s the power to shape our future. In today's complex and dynamic world, successful leaders and businesses must go beyond resilience, cultivating a mindset that sees change as an invitation to grow. Drawing on historical figures like Charlie Chaplin and Pierre-Georges Latécoère, this article explores how adaptability has been central to human achievement and why it’s now more critical than ever in business. Through transformative presence, Lean Startup principles, and frameworks like VOICE, we can build strategies that align with real-world signals and foster positive impact. Adaptation isn’t just a skill; it’s a purpose-driven approach to creating lasting change.

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    • Christmas time

      The Toy Factory: A Tale of Systems Thinking and Collaboration

      In this article, we reflect on a unique workshop, "The Toy Factory for Santa," that served as both a playful simulation and a profound exploration of systems thinking. Participants stepped into new roles within a mock production line, uncovering the challenges of silos, role isolation, and fragmented communication. Through iterative learning, the team evolved, breaking down barriers and embracing collaboration.
      This case study demonstrates that inefficiencies often arise not from individuals but from the structures of the systems we inhabit. By applying systems thinking—recognizing interdependence, fostering communication, and encouraging collective responsibility—we can transform how we work and innovate. These lessons go far beyond toy factories, offering insights into how teams and organizations can thrive in any context.
      After the exercise, we celebrated with the warmth of holiday traditions and shared meals, returning to our work stronger, more connected, and ready to create innovative solutions for our clients.

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      X-Teams: Innovation and Proactivity Within and Beyond the Organization

      The concept of X-teams stands out as a transformative approach to collaboration and innovation.

      These dynamic teams transcend traditional organizational boundaries, leveraging both internal resources and external insights to achieve success.

      In this article, we explore the philosophy behind X-teams, highlighting the essential skills and values that drive their effectiveness.

      We examine the critical role leaders play in fostering an environment of trust, exploration, and empowerment. Join us as we uncover how X-teams not only navigate challenges but also act as catalysts for innovation, reshaping the landscape of teamwork in today's rapidly evolving environment. Embrace the future of collaboration and discover the limitless potential within the X-team framework!

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    • Your People Are Your Future—Are You Brave Enough to Let Them Lead?

      In a world where innovation and adaptability reign supreme, the true strength of any organization lies in its people. When individuals are empowered to grow, when their potential is nurtured and aligned with a shared vision, the results are transformative—for them and for the organization.
      In this article, I reflect on my mission of fostering people's personal and professional growth, both in organizations and among students, and why embracing creativity, freedom, and alignment is essential in today’s fast-paced world.
      Discover how organizations can move beyond outdated models, unlock the potential of their people, and create a future where growth and purpose go hand in hand.
      Read more to explore how personal mastery transforms lives—and organizations.

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