FROM GREG’S DESK
Because your real job is change.
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.
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.
Coming Attractions: 2026
Happy New Year!
Just to let you know…The coming year will see a number of publications from me.
Leading Organizational Change: Robert Redford, Paul Newman, and Me
In 1980, Robert Redford was still a matinee idol. Characteristically, he broke form. He starred in a prison movie and not just a prison movie but a prison reform movie.
Leading Well in Hard Times
Here’s a link, as promised, to an article that I wrote this spring summarizing best practices from the downsizing or, even more euphemistically, the ‘rightsizing’ of the last twenty-five years or so of the 20th century.
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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.