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Category Archives: Megatrends
Public-Private Partnerships in Education Go Viral
When we began the Global Workforce Initiative (GWI) at the Georgia Department of Education, we thought our biggest challenge would be convincing businesses to get involved with the K-12 education community. Although the “skills gap” in our workforce is universally … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Leadership & Management, Megatrends, Sustainability, Uncategorized
Tagged approaches to social responsibility, business endeavors, community involvement, economic development, education, leadership, manufacturing, philanthropic endeavors, Siemens, social development, social responsibility, STEM, sustainability
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Educators Without Zip Codes
At the recent Plywood Presents social entrepreneurship event in Atlanta, Sajan George of Matchbook Learning captivated the audience with the description of his work on the daunting task of reforming the Detroit public schools. At first glance, this project seems … Continue reading
Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink
Amazingly, a couple of months have passed since the Zambia trip. You may recall that the graduation at the Helen De Vos School was a smashing success, attended by two Cabinet Ministers and a number of other dignitaries, the computer … Continue reading
Let’s Build Some Stuff (Again)
If you maintain the right perspective, it’s an exciting (although rollicking) time for American business. The combination of dramatically disruptive technologies (and their ever-escalating effects), uncertainty in overseas markets, and – ironically – the looming threat of the removal of … Continue reading
Transactional vs.Transformational Leadership
Later in the morning of Day Two at the Lincoln Leadership Institute at Gettysburg we explored the concept of Transactional vs. Transformational leadership, using the battle of the Left Flank at Little Round Top as a framework. According to Dr. … Continue reading
The High Ground
Day Two at Gettysburg brought a total immersion into core concepts of leadership, long, in-depth discussions of the examples of those concepts displayed by the leaders during critical points in the battle, and illuminating (and muddy) up close & personal … Continue reading
Van Halen and the Brave New World of Business Communications
Last week I dragged my wife to an 80’s extravaganza: a Van Halen concert with Kool & the Gang as the opener! The dancing displays of the crowd of forty- and fifty-somethings must have been a sight to behold. The … Continue reading
Day One in Zambia
Overview: Our first day of “boots on the ground” was an exercise in contrasting experiences and the wide range of attendant emotions. Overall, my first impressions of Zambia are favorable: the people are very friendly and undeterred by the difficult … Continue reading
Posted in Megatrends, Philanthropy, Sustainability, Uncategorized
Tagged Africa, economic development, international business, philanthropy, Zambia
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Contrasting Career Tips & Tricks for the New Economy
Earlier this week I had the opportunity to speak to a class of soon-to-be-graduating engineers on business basics – corporate forms, organizational structures, basic debt & equity financing, etc. – to help them get on their feet more quickly in … Continue reading
Posted in Career Growth & Management, Leadership & Management, Megatrends, Philanthropy, Sustainability, Uncategorized
Tagged community involvement, discipline, economic development, leadership, perseverance, professional networking, social development, social responsibility, sustainability, well-being
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Sustainability as Evidence of the (a) Culture
CEO’s talk about culture incessantly. Why? It’s in the CEO manual! (Just kidding, there isn’t one, wish there was, probably would have helped me a lot along the way). Seriously, why do leaders and especially CEO-types care about culture? And what … Continue reading
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