Leadership and Resiliance Catalyst
On May 17 I will have the honor to return to New York to moderate a discussion on clean transportation for the Columbia Business School Alumni Club of New York. Last year's conversation was robust and wide-ranging and this year's should be just as engaging. Appearing on the panel are: - Rich … [Read more...]
As biking season returns to Boston (and it never really left with our mild winter), I thought it a good time to post my interview with Nicole Freedman, director of bicycle programs for the City of Boston, otherwise knows as the mayor's "bike czar." Freedman has overseen the launch of the Hubway bike … [Read more...]
I had the good fortune to interview Julie Bargmann a couple of months back. I spoke with her about the leadership challenges she faces in brownfield reclamation projects. Bargmann is a landscape architect extraordinaire and nationally known brownfield reclamation expert. Brownfields are “real … [Read more...]
Keep It Simple, Stupid (KISS) is among the first admonitions given to young managers. Rafts of management tools – from spreadsheets to process flow diagrams to slideware to organizational charts – help codify this commitment to a worldview that is linear, orderly, and rooted in simplicity: Cause … [Read more...]
I feel good about the sustainability and leadership work that I was able to do this year: organizing a Sustainable Cities conference and a Value-based Sustainability conference for the Executive Council, co-authoring the HBR case study, "Should the C-Suite Have a Green Seat?" with Rupert Davis of … [Read more...]
I work with leaders to build their resilience and increase their impact on the organizations and communities they lead. I am a writer, speaker and conversation catalyst, teacher, and consultant. I draw inspiration from nature, the complex environments of cities, and the seemingly endless creativity of my fellow humans. 
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