Keynote

Strategic Planning Made Simple

A few days back, I gave a couple presentations in Valparaiso, Indiana, and I had about ten minutes of extra material on strategic planning tacked onto the end of a talk I give on Managing Change. I’m playing with some new screencasting equipment, and I learned - among other things - that I probably shouldn’t [...]

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The Civic Lessons: A Keynote Sneak Preview

Hope all is well. I’m on the road to speak a couple times this week. I’m writing from the simply beautiful Hanover College on the banks of the Ohio River in Indiana. Then, I’ll head over to Springfield, Illinois to speak to about a thousand volunteers on Thursday. (All that just to set up this [...]

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Managing Change From The Inside Out

Why is change so hard? Why do those who’d benefit the most usually put up the most resistance? Have you ever been in a situation where you desperately needed a change? For years, I’ve been doing a small talk about how to more deftly dance with change. After being invited to speak to The Illinois [...]

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