--- title: Design Group International - A Cause Greater | Lon L. Swartzentruber description: I walk alongside leaders, listening to understand their challenges, and helping them lead healthy organizations that flourish. --- [Skip to main content](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/author/lon-swartzentruber#main-content) ![DGI Logo - Landscape-1](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_DGI%20Logo%20(New)/DGI%20Logo%20-%20Landscape-1.png?width=200&height=94&name=DGI%20Logo%20-%20Landscape-1.png) ![DGI Logo - Landscape-1](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_DGI%20Logo%20(New)/DGI%20Logo%20-%20Landscape-1.png?width=200&height=94&name=DGI%20Logo%20-%20Landscape-1.png) ![DGI Logo - Landscape-1](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_DGI%20Logo%20(New)/DGI%20Logo%20-%20Landscape-1.png?width=200&height=94&name=DGI%20Logo%20-%20Landscape-1.png) ![DGI Logo - Landscape-1](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_DGI%20Logo%20(New)/DGI%20Logo%20-%20Landscape-1.png?width=200&height=94&name=DGI%20Logo%20-%20Landscape-1.png) - Show submenu for ABOUT US ABOUT US - What is Process Consulting? - Show submenu for MEET US MEET US - Areas of Specialty - Show submenu for Meet Our Process Consultants Meet Our Process Consultants - Meet our Partners and Senior Consultants - Meet our Consultants - [Maestro-level leaders](https://www.maestrosuiteadvisors.com/) - [Society for Process Consulting](https://www.maestrosuiteadvisors.com/) - [Culture Change Leadership](https://www.acausegreater.org/) - Show submenu for BE A CONSULTANT BE A CONSULTANT - Explore Process Consulting - Community of Practice - Shared Platform - [BE CREDENTIALED](https://linktr.ee/MaestroSuiteAdvisors) - Show submenu for RESOURCES RESOURCES - Blog Library - Books - Podcasts - Cohorts - Case Studies Open main navigation Close main navigation - Show submenu for ABOUT US ABOUT US - ABOUT US - What is Process Consulting? - Show submenu for MEET US MEET US - MEET US - Areas of Specialty - Show submenu for Meet Our Process Consultants Meet Our Process Consultants - Meet Our Process Consultants - Meet our Partners and Senior Consultants - Meet our Consultants - [Maestro-level leaders](https://www.maestrosuiteadvisors.com/) - [Society for Process Consulting](https://www.maestrosuiteadvisors.com/) - [Culture Change Leadership](https://www.acausegreater.org/) - Show submenu for BE A CONSULTANT BE A CONSULTANT - BE A CONSULTANT - Explore Process Consulting - Community of Practice - Shared Platform - [BE CREDENTIALED](https://linktr.ee/MaestroSuiteAdvisors) - Show submenu for RESOURCES RESOURCES - RESOURCES - Blog Library - Books - Podcasts - Cohorts - Case Studies - Search Search [Subscribe Now!](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/author/lon-swartzentruber#subscribe) # All articles from Lon L. Swartzentruber #### [process consulting • Jun 2, 2026 8:00:00 AM What are the qualities of leadership needed in our world today?](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/what-are-the-qualities-of-leadership-needed-in-our-world-today) [ Read article ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/what-are-the-qualities-of-leadership-needed-in-our-world-today) #### [process consulting • Apr 14, 2026 8:00:01 AM Enough](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/enough) [ Read article ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/enough) #### [process consulting • Mar 10, 2026 8:00:05 AM Now and Not Now](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/now-and-not-now) [ Read article ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/now-and-not-now) #### [process consulting • Jan 28, 2026 8:00:02 AM What new learning will help you meet the requirement 2026 offers?](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/what-new-learning-will-help-you-meet-the-requirement-2026-offers) [ Read article ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/what-new-learning-will-help-you-meet-the-requirement-2026-offers) #### [process consulting • Dec 23, 2025 8:00:00 AM What will 2026 require of you?](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/what-will-2026-require-of-you) [ Read article ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/what-will-2026-require-of-you) #### [process consulting • Nov 25, 2025 8:00:00 AM Can you please tell me more?](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/can-you-please-tell-me-more) [ Read article ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/can-you-please-tell-me-more) #### [process consulting • Oct 7, 2025 8:00:00 AM Your creativity matters](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/your-creativity-matters) [ Read article ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/your-creativity-matters) #### [process consulting • Sep 9, 2025 9:00:00 AM Why letting go can be more difficult than you expect](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/why-letting-go-can-be-more-difficult-than-you-expect) [ Read article ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/why-letting-go-can-be-more-difficult-than-you-expect) #### [process consulting • Aug 12, 2025 8:00:00 AM What bunnies teach us about transformation](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/what-bunnies-teach-us-about-transformation) [ Read article ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/what-bunnies-teach-us-about-transformation) #### [process consulting • Jul 7, 2025 8:00:00 AM The ladder is not really a ladder](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/the-ladder-is-not-really-a-ladder) [ Read article ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/the-ladder-is-not-really-a-ladder) #### [process consulting • Jun 10, 2025 8:00:04 AM Why culture kills a strategic plan before it even has a chance to start](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/why-culture-kills-a-strategic-plan-before-it-even-has-a-chance-to-start) [ Read article ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/why-culture-kills-a-strategic-plan-before-it-even-has-a-chance-to-start) #### [process consulting • May 13, 2025 8:00:00 AM How multi-scenario planning is helpful in disruptive times](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/how-multi-scenario-planning-is-helpful-in-disruptive-times) [ Read article ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/how-multi-scenario-planning-is-helpful-in-disruptive-times) #### [process consulting • Apr 15, 2025 8:00:00 AM Caught in the obstacle rather than the opportunity it provides](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/caught-in-the-obstacle-rather-than-the-opportunity-it-provides) [ Read article ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/caught-in-the-obstacle-rather-than-the-opportunity-it-provides) #### [process consulting • Mar 25, 2025 8:00:00 AM A new visual metaphor to understand organizational culture](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/a-new-visual-metaphor-to-understand-organizational-culture) [ Read article ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/a-new-visual-metaphor-to-understand-organizational-culture) #### [process consulting • Mar 11, 2025 8:42:21 AM Why WHO matters (more than we know)](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/why-who-matters) [ Read article ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/why-who-matters) #### [process consulting • Feb 10, 2025 8:30:00 AM An Expanding Horizon](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/an-expanded-horizon) [ Read article ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/an-expanded-horizon) #### [process consulting • Jan 23, 2025 8:00:00 AM When clarity becomes illusive](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/when-clarity-becomes-illusive) [ Read article ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/when-clarity-becomes-illusive) #### [process consulting • Dec 9, 2024 8:00:00 AM Pause at the top](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/pause-at-the-top) [ Read article ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/pause-at-the-top) #### [process consulting • Nov 11, 2024 8:00:00 AM Illusion of Control](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/illusion-of-control) [ Read article ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/illusion-of-control) #### [process consulting • Oct 14, 2024 8:00:00 AM The Heartbeat of Those Around You](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/the-heartbeat-of-those-around-you) [ Read article ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/the-heartbeat-of-those-around-you) #### [process consulting • Sep 16, 2024 8:00:00 AM The massiveness of one’s unknown unknown](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/the-massiveness-of-ones-unknown-unknown) [ Read article ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/the-massiveness-of-ones-unknown-unknown) #### [process consulting • Aug 12, 2024 8:00:00 AM Hurdles](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/hurdles) [ Read article ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/hurdles) #### [process consulting • Jul 8, 2024 8:00:00 AM Reimagining the Future](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/seeing-through-the-visible-0-0) [ Read article ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/seeing-through-the-visible-0-0) #### [process consulting • Jun 11, 2024 8:00:00 AM Seeing through the visible](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/seeing-through-the-visible-0) [ Read article ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/seeing-through-the-visible-0) #### [process consulting • May 13, 2024 8:00:00 AM Being willing to do the hard thing you don’t want to do](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/leading-change-in-your-organization-0) [ Read article ](https://www.designgroupinternational.com/lon-l-swartzentruber-blog/leading-change-in-your-organization-0) ![Lon L. 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