Leading Transformations — Are You Ready?

future and past

My first post is up on becomealeader.org -- a site targeted principally at social enterprise and non-profit/third sector leaders. It addresses the challenges of leading transformations (in organizations and in society). It is based on research from Harvard Business Review and Business Strategy … [Read more...]

Eric J. McNulty

EJM 80th

"Pilgrim, there is no path. We make the path by walking." ~ Antonio Machado   Resumés strive to present one's work history as a clean, linear path. The most interesting careers -- and lives --  don't happen that way. Or at least mine hasn't. On this site I'm going to explore the twists … [Read more...]

Extraction vs. Cultivation: The Tension to Manage Now

Sonoma vineyard

I spend a fair amount of time thinking about sustainability, social enterprise, and leadership. One of the lenses that I've found useful in this regard is the tension between value extraction and value cultivation as I find it is at work in most economic endeavors. A greatly simplified view: … [Read more...]

Deepwater Horizon Recovery Up Close

noaa map

Through my work at Harvard's National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, I've had an extraordinary opportunity to meet some of the leaders of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill recovery efforts this past weekend. Limited connectivity, however, kept me from posting live and photographs were prohibited … [Read more...]

Small Cities, Second Chances

Urban Gardener

A couple of years back I bought a lottery ticket for one of the mega-jackpots. It was about $350 million -- one of those times when the possible pay out is so huge that almost everyone goes to buy a ticket.  On one of the days between the purchase and the big drawing I found myself stuck on an … [Read more...]