From my experience, as an organizational psychologist, I have learned and emphasize the following: To manage is to coach. To coach is to lead. Great leaders are first and foremost great coaches. This view point of leadership is well illustrated in Gary Magenta’s great new book “The Un-Bossy Boss”. Gary, who is the Vice President at Root Learning, will be our guest speaker at this Fridays Leaders Connect. He is featured this month in Entrepreneur Magazine, and has this …
Last night, a beautiful Kenyan woman, Lupita Nyong’o, not only won an academy award for her portrayal of a slave, but she also gave the most inspiring speech I have heard in a long time. She thanked her mother, for telling her she was beautiful even though as a young girl growing up in Mexico she felt ugly compared to her lighter skinned classmates. In an earlier speech, given at the Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon, she said “And …
The author Jeff Zaslow, a good friend of mine who died in an auto accident two years ago, put work/life balance into action by being one of the best parents I have ever known. His daughter, Alexandra Zaslow, is following in his footsteps (and those of her mother, Sherry Margolis of Fox News Detroit), by writing for the Huffington Post. She recently posted a tribute to Jeff that illustrates how focusing on fatherhood, powerfully impacts a child. As you …
“Dave Brandon is a guy who deals with the world directly as it is- and does so with gusto” -Tom Walsh, Detroit Free Press, “Brandon makes waves as UofM sports boss; will new president be booster?” Mr. Brandon had an extremely positive impact on our audience at CEO/Leaders Connect this past Friday. While I was impressed by his enthusiasm, I was even more impressed by his rigor. He is relentless about measuring: the culture, finances, progress toward goals, …
We are proud to announce that Rob Pasick’s CEO/Leaders Connect will be presenting a theme for the rest of the year: Michigan Leaders Read Michigan Authors. We will be featuring seven predominate Michigan authors, who have recently written books which contain powerful lessons for every Michigan leader. This theme is a variation on a program which I started about 10 years ago in collaboration with Kathleen MacDonald, Rich Sheridan, and Matt Sharp. The concept is to have Michigan leaders …
Paul Freedman knows more about water more than almost anyone in Michigan, and maybe the world. How did Paul get to this level? How does someone become an expert in their field? How does an individual become a thought leader? In Paul’s case, for over 40 years he has consistently and continuously studied water. Specifically, he is an expert in limnology, which is the study of inland water. Earlier this month, we were honored to have Paul share some …