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.
Lessons for Leaders from 9/11 and the FDNY
This coming September will mark 23 years since the WTC towers went down.
Paul Brown (FDNY, captain, retired), Andre Kotze (executive coach, Teamworks), and I continue our now 7 year project of interviewing retired FDNY first responders from 9/11/01.
Timing is Everything
Here’s a brief piece in Work@Wharton article drawing on my research with retired FDNY first responders on 9/11.
Lessons from 9/11 for Leaders in Challenging Times
FDNY and September 11 offers valuable, hard earned lessons to those trying to lead through the all too challenging times we face today.
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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.