Seeing Pandemics as Complex Adaptive Problems
Guest blog written by Peter Harrington As the world grapples with the first truly global pandemic, a crucial struggle is emerging between different ways of seeing the current coronavirus outbreak. […]
Public Leadership Through Crisis 7: Additional resources for you
written by Matt Andrews In today’s post I will be locating information, examples, and more to assist those leading through crisis. Please send suggestions and additions. I am sure it […]
Public Leadership Through Crisis 6: Know your role, Empower others to play their roles and Stay in your lane.
written by Matt Andrews So far this series has focused on ideas to equip the individual to lead through crisis. This is because real people struggle during crises and need to […]
Public Leadership Through Crisis 5: Good communication ideas you might consider
written by Matt Andrews In my last blog I noted that communication is a key leadership act in crisis. (and you must commit to communicate —to help people deal with […]
Public Leadership Through Crisis 4: You as a leader must be smarter than your brain
written by Matt Andrews You will notice that the first three blogs have all been about the leader—not the crisis. This is intentional, as we think you—the leader—need to be […]
Enhancing the employability of young people in Guinea
Guest blog written by Thierno lliassa Balde The Guinean tertiary education and Technical Education and Professional Training (TVET) system is dominated by programs that do not meet the needs of […]
Public Leadership Through Crisis 3: Be brave, calm, adaptive; there is no perfect crisis response
written by Matt Andrews In my last blog post I emphasized the importance of leaders in crisis situations being (i) motivated for the public good, (ii) honest about—but not hampered by—self-doubt, […]
Public Leadership Through Crisis 2: Know your motivation, put communications and key people first
written by Matt Andrews When the storm, wind and rain, of crisis is coming (or has come), how do you start to lead? Building on my earlier blog post, we […]
Public Leadership Through Crisis 1: Can public leaders navigate high winds and big waves in little boats?
written by Matt Andrews Governments are most important in times of public crisis. This is where individuals—no matter how talented or self-reliant—look to their governments for help; to empower or […]
Finding Family through Process Improvement in the U.S.
Guest blog written by Maggie Jones Trey’s words hung in the air. Would you like to go to Harvard? A million thoughts ran through my head as I watched the […]