FROM GREG’S DESK
Because your real job is change.
Beth Hart—Lessons from Life for Leadership
Writing Rising from Ground Zero: 9/11 and the FDNY’s Path through Crisis to Transformation took my co-authors, Paul Brown (FDNY Captain, ret) and Andre Kotze (Executive coach and veteran) consistently much deeper and more personally into the terrain of the 40 interviews than even the conduct of the interviews themselves
Rising from Ground Zero: 9/11 and the FDNY’s Path through Crisis to Recovery… Publication date 8/31/26
About 9 years ago, I was lunching at Wharton’s Aresty Center (executive education). I wasn’t teaching so I wasn’t with participants. In between meetings, I looked to refuel quickly before re-entering the fray. I was, in short, minding my own business during a short hiatus/respite.
AI and Important Lessons from the Luddites
Luddites have gotten a bad name. Well, perhaps more accurately, they have gotten a misleading, even inaccurate reputation. In fact, if you are looking past the glare of AI as an amazingly shiny object and especially if you have to lead the actual change in work and in organizational life that AI can foster, then you might do well to spend a little time with the Luddites. This article provides an opportunity to do just that.
Organizational Change: Did I say anything worth remembering?
Last month, I traveled to Miami. There, I spent a day with people from Bradesco Bank.
Q1, a Brief Personal Accounting:A Life Event, Surprise Org Change Podcast, AI, and 9/11 & the FDNY
A scan of my 2026 Q1 led to reflecting on the recent accounting of my work and life. I noticed a pattern of highly valuing, to the point of celebration, shared values about the value of people we know and even those we don’t.
Education in the Age of AI
AI. A new tool is upon us, the ‘toolmakers.’ Potentially, it will come to touch, even reshape, much of what we do and think, perhaps even how we think about ourselves and others.
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When leaders and their organizations face challenges, there's a lot at stake… The “hard stuff” is often the “soft stuff”— like building and maintaining strong working relationships among leaders and their people. Challenging times place special demands on organizations and everyone in them. Through this blog, I will share insights and lessons from my research and field experience on the perspective, skills, and support you need to handle those demands.