Maria Shriver along with the Center for American Progress and NBC are this week launching a report – and hopefully a national dialogue – about “A Woman’s Nation.”  I’m pretty sure it’s a man’s nation too, so is Maria, and I’m glad she’s got us talking about it.  Follow me here, and let me know what you have to say Read more

I’ve been speaking more and more about leading through sustained change – recently speaking to Cisco managers and the Mich Society of Association Executives.  Leading through sustained crisis is different than “normal” leadership.  Sometimes, all your assumptions fall apart.  Think about newspapers, who thought nobody could compete with their long-developed skills at gathering news, formatting, editing, printing, distributing.  Look: you can do it all online.  Let me know if I can help your leaders learn to lead in times of incessant change!

Had a blast speaking this week at two Athena awards events (chambers of commerce recognizing a great female leader).  The courage of women leading is fascinating to me.  Because I am the (slightly) above average man behind a great woman – who is work with a majority of male leaders – I have a curious vantage point on men and women leading.  Audiences seem to love it.  I’d love to speak to men too, because we are also leading in a whole new world – at home – and need to talk about it more.  Thoughts?  Opportunities?

The other speech that has been very popular lately is “leading through sustained crisis.” We know a lot about that in Michigan and in manufacturing.  But dramatic changes are affecting schools, the recording business, and how about the impact on newspapers!!!  This new circumstance requires a different kind of leadership.

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