Ivy Sea Online: Issues and Editorial

Celebrating Independence!
Independent thinking. Independent spirit. Independent business. These are the sources of innovation, inspiration and invention (and often, intervention), as well as quality of life and community. With this portal, we pay homage to independent souls of positive contribution everywhere!

Change Management and Communication
Whether you're faced with a merger, layoffs, new work requirements or technology, an updated mission, or other organizational changes that rely upon behavior shifts, here are a few resources to help manage change more deftly.

Coaching and Mentoring
While mentoring and coaching seem like current fads, these roles and practices have long been present. Whether in team sports, entrepreneurship, education, government, or the corporation, almost everyone can identify someone (or several people) who helped them grow, and took the time to share wisdom and advice. This portal offers resources for excellence and inspiration in coaching and mentoring.

Conflict Resolution and Communication
Conflict can stimulate creativity or tear a community apart. Communication skillfulness is key. Grow your conflict management skills with resources featured here.

Conscious Enterprise and Communication
Conscious enterprise - and consciousness in general - is on the rise, to bring back into balance a "psychopath" system gone awry. Conscious entrepreneurship, communication, and leadership bring a greater degree of skillfulness and inspiration, along with spiritual connection and positive impact.

Corporate Culture and Communication
Corporate culture is all too often ignored in the push for "urgency" and immediate-term investor returns. But ignoring it is expensive. Start here for a wiser culture strategy.

Ethics and Communication
If you think everyone shares the same understanding about what ethics means, think again. Does everyone in your group share a common understanding? Why not start here.

Leading in a Wired World
Options for work arrangements are growing, adding to the challenges for leaders. Start here for some great resources to help you lead in an increasingly wired world.

Morale and Motivation
What inspires us, what spurs us to go above and beyond (or simply maintain the status quo, for that matter)? What motivates to peak performance, and what stifles the same spirit? Check out this portal for the answer, and what it means for you and your organization.

Organizational Communication
How do you skillfully apply the principles of organizational culture and communication, and why are they so often misapplied? This portal offers resources for applying the tenets of organizational communication more effectively.

Renewal and Transformation
Change, reorganization, renewal, revitalization — in a world of perpetual motion, what do these words really mean? In this portal, we'll take a look at perspectives on what it might mean to really renew or transform your organization (or yourself!)

Social Responsibility
After more than a decade of use across a very broad spectrum, does the phrase "social responsibility" mean anything anymore? If so, what? Check out this portal for resources and conversation-starters that just could lead to a renewed — or brand new — definition of this vital concept.

Spirituality, Faith Practices and the Workplace
There's no doubt, discussion of spirituality at work is a trend, but what's really at issue? Can one separate his faith practice from his work in the world? What are the boundaries? This new portal opens the dialogue.

Storytelling: Unleash the Power!
Stories, parables, anecdotes — they've been an integral part of our culture since the dawn of humanity. If you don't know your personal or organizational story, or if it's outdated and stale, you're missing out on a wellspring of inspiration.

Strategy and Communication
To see your vision manifest in reality, you have to skillfully craft the bridge between the lofty vision and practical action. Here are a few resources for building better bridges.

Valuing People: Right Relationship, Good Business
Much rhetoric exists in leadership and management circles about the importance of people to the organization's success, yet reality tells a different story. Here's a forum to check out and share ideas about practices that truly value people. This much we know: Fostering right relationships is good business.

Vision, Inspiration & Creativity
Which comes first? Our answer is that vision, inspiration and creativity are inseparable. Nurture one, and you inspire the others. One thing is for sure: An organization — or individual — without vision, inspiration and creativity is but a shadow of what it could be. The solution? Get inspired!

Writing and Publishing 101
So, you want to write? You have dreams of getting your work published? You want to hone your writing craft? You're not alone. Based on personal experience and the response to many inquiries, our Writing and Publishing portal will point you in the right direction.

Unity, Tolerance & Mindfulness
Despite the polarity and violence in the world, and headlines and conditions that can seem overwhelming, there are people and trends that give cause for great hope. From indigenous and ancient prophecies, to the re-emergence of ancient and much-needed wisdom, to people of "the Light Way" ushering in a new level of consciousness and responsibility into all facets of life. This portal introduces you to some of these, and offers resources to get your started on or elevate your own path.