Professor Len Middleton teaches strategy at the Ross Business School at the University of Michigan. We were honored to have him present last week at Rob Pasick’s Leaders Connect on “Reinventing your Organization Amid a Crisis”. Please click HERE for a video of the presentation which includes Len’s slides. Based on Len’s ideas, I will be starting a Leaders Connect group to help leaders reinvent themselves at this time of rapid change. See below for more information. Here is a …
In my work as a psychologist with hundreds of organizations, I have found that almost all have at least one of the five blindspots which Rich Berens describes in his book, ”What Are Your Blindspots?”. The five blindspots are: purpose, story, engagement , trust, and truth. Last week at Leaders Connect Detroit , Rich gave a powerful, interactive presentation on how to identify blind spots in your organization. I provide you a link to this excellent conversation and a detailed overview of …
Last Wednesday night, September 9th, I came across a National Geographic special which was a reenactment of the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center. I thought to myself that it was unusual that in 2020 not much had been made of the anniversary of this powerful event, a day I thought would always live in infamy. I realized in 2020, with a combination of COVID, racial tensions, the presidential election, and the environmentally devastating fires in the west, …
“Everybody in, Nobody Out” is the name of the book Ken Fischer has written about his 30 plus years leading the University of Michigan Musical Society. The title is perfect for his book because this is how Ken lives his life. He thinks of ways to include people in leading his organization. He feels bad when somebody is left out. Ken is always searching for ways to help people achieve their very best and he believes in those people. Often, the way …
A Beautiful Act of Kindness: Random act of true kindness. I’m in a doctors office, and an elderly woman Is told she can’t keep her appointment because she can’t pay the co-pay. She’s about to walk out when a young man, a stranger to her, who’s heard the interaction, steps up and tells the receptionist that he’ll pay her co-pay. She is so grateful and offers to pay him back. He says “no need”. Smiling, she goes in for her …
Is Self-Employment Right for You? We live in uncertain times. We see that job security is a myth. We want more control over our time and life. We wonder: is self employment right for me. Is now the time to strike out on my own. To explore this question, please join us, Ivy Lewis, Steve Angerman, and Rob Pasick For a LEADERS CONNECT Zoom conversation this Friday, August 21 at 8 AM. Ivy has recently launched her own company ZL …