From my work with visionary leaders, I know that one of the biggest challenges they have is bringing their stakeholders along. There are two groups, in particular, the board of directors and the executive team that have the power to stop an initiative. It’s critical that you learn how to earn their engagement, support, and […]
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I was prepping for a full-day session about culture change with the executive team of a scientific society when I was reminded of my work with the World Bank. Our initiative went from zero to $60 million a year in just two short years and it all started with conversations All culture change begins with
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I was prepping for a full-day session about culture change when I was reminded of my work with the World Bank. All culture change begins with a conversation. It begins slowly and by bringing the right people together. Engagement is fundamental; it is the traction the pushes your initiative forward. Whether a Grand Challenge or
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I’m super excited! Today, July 9th is my 60th birthday! I’ve circumnavigated the sun 60 times on planet Earth, and I’ve gathered a whole bevy of experiences.I’ve had the opportunity to leverage those experiences working with World Bank, leading change at Royal Dutch Shell, helping to elevate the performance of Prudential Retirement’s top sales team, and
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Seth is featured on Jim Karrh’s podcast “Manage Your Message” discussing his new book, Visionary Leadership: How Association Leaders Embrace Disruption in the 21st Century. In the podcast, (42: Seth Kahan: The Visionary Leader), they discussed key takeaways from Seth’s new book including: the attribute of personal power, the attribute of association leadership, and the
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Our family was invited to participate in a Geeta Yagnya, in a neighbor’s home. This is a Hindu devotional ceremony that uses the classic text, the Bhagavad Gita. It was new territory for me. We entered our friend’s home, taking our shoes off first, and gathered together with 8 other adults and the same number
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The best CEOs are excellent facilitators. They understand facilitation and take time to investigate liberating exercises that highlight and leverage the expertise of a group to be applied to both opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. I’ve created a facilitator’s handbook as a guide through the basics including: • How to choose a platform •
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Tonight (Sunday) I head out to Positano’s, a classic Italian restaurant near my house, to celebrate the birth of two works of art. The first is my wife’s new EP, Long Road Home, five songs she just produced in the studio with the help of the Arts & Humanities council of Montgomery County. And the
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We live in an environment where technology is growing exponentially and has been for a long time. And the exponential aspect of growth is not going to stop. In this video, I share with you an exercise that I often use to kick off a strategy session. The exercise highlights how striking exponential growth is
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Today, I want to share with you six questions that I have found extremely helpful when developing strategy. They’re specific to associations, and they are inspired by Richard Rumelt’s model that he lays out in his excellent book, “Good Strategy/Bad Strategy.” What cannot change? What are the biggest hurdles your association is facing today? What
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