Dr. Rob’s head is spinning Suddenly with the release of ChatGPT, AI is here to stay. I can attest to the wonder of this through my own use of the tool. Register for the Leaders Connect event on AI here. Risk is not something to be avoided at all costs. If embraced, it can change your life. “Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet shreds on the heel that has crushed it“ – Mark Twain The unbearable power of automatic rifles: …
As my readers know, I love to learn. Learning is one of my key strengths. I have developed a habit of recording on daily basis lessons that I have learned, whether from my clients, my friends, the media, books, presentations, and observations of life. Here are some of the key lessons I learned in March. Many of them have to do with power. Power can be good or bad, depending on who uses it, and for what means. Power can also mean …
Jim Hackett , CEO of Ford presenting at Leaders Connect What is Leaders Connect? As I looked at the calendar recently, I realized that Leaders Connect has been running for 25 years. In 1998, I had been conducting small groups for 10 community leaders. For one of the groups, I assigned them to read the book, Deep Change by Robert Quinn, my good friend, and associate at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. The members of the group loved the …
A Brief History Since I started Leaders Connect in 1998, I have been focused on addressing the most pressing leadership challenges of the day. Many sessions were in response to crises. In 2001 we were able to focus on the World Trade Center attack by bringing to Ann Arbor executives from New York City who had to deal directly with the crisis. In 2007 we were able to bring in experts to help us understand the financial crisis and what …
Published in 1995 Dear Colleagues and Friends, I’m working on a new book, tentatively entitled: What Every Senior Man Needs to Know. This is a follow-up to a book I wrote 30 years ago, which Harper published, What Every Man Needs to Know. When the first book came out, I was in my 40s and wrote to men about my age. Now, that I am in my mid-70s, I am writing to men between the ages of 60s and over to live …
1947 As a baby, I get up on my own feet. A new world with so many things to see. I make the first step, now what? The first step is scary, the next step, a breeze. 1951 Five years old, my parents send me off to school. The first step down the street is the scariest. Then I turn the corner and meet up with my friend, Eric. The next step is so much easier. 1964 I am 17, at the …