Archive for January, 2009
3/2/2009
Friday, January 30th, 2009Brookings Executive Education is holding an ethics course, Leading with Integrity: Ethics in Action, for federal employees from a variety of agencies. Scheduled for March 2 – 4, 2009 at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. This course will address the issues of restoring trust – both in people and in the government in general. For more information contact www.brookings.edu.
“I want to thank you for your session at our program Leading with Integrity: Ethics in Action. The class really enjoyed their time with you, and it certainly sparked some interesting discussions which carried on through the remainder of the course. I hope we can have you back at Brookings for another program. The class gave you a lot of positive feedback and wished they could have spent more time with you – always a good sign!
It was a pleasure seeing you, and I look forward to partnering with you in the future!“
Allison Brown, Program Manager, Center for Executive Education
Crisis Leadership in the 1st 100 Days
Friday, January 30th, 2009Tuesday, January 20, 2009 marked a moment in this nation’s history like no other. And while we as a country can celebrate in the election of President Obama and the “hope that this changing of the guard brings,” I am reminded of something a friend and colleague has repeated often: Hope is not a strategy! Indeed President Obama faces enormous challenges, and hope alone will not see his or our way out of the crises facing this country. It will take a kind of leadership the likes of which we rarely witness at any organization or political level, yet is undeniably possible. (more…)
Calling All (Crisis) Leaders
Friday, January 2nd, 2009Wanted: Leaders. Desperately seeking leaders willing to put their ego aside in order to guide us out of a vicious cycle of bad decisions, short-sightedness, and financial despair toward an integrity-based vision where innovation and creativity is the norm. We are looking for leaders open to a diversity of thought and perspective. We will consider men and women of all ages, religions, race and ethnic groups, and sexual orientations. Only serious inquiries need apply.
Over the course of my career I have been a student of business crises, and the ways in which they are traditionally managed, to a full-fledged expert in what I now call crisis leadership. The distinction between crisis management and crisis leadership in my opinion are clear and decisive. (more…)