Co-Author, You'Re It: Crisis, Change And How To Lead When It Matters Most
Current
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The NPLI team assembled best practices as well as pitfalls by observing leaders forging through complex, high stakes disasters: the Boston Marathon bombings, the H1N1 pandemic, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the 2017 hurricanes, and more. They explored inside the tough decision-making of the world’s largest companies, the hottest startups, and leading not-for-profit organizations. You sit alongside, learning from these rich experiences and integrating lessons into your leadership repertoire. You will gain the how-to of Meta-Leadership, a framework for understanding what is happening during crisis and change, and then, what to do about it. There are three practice dimensions along with pragmatic tools to guide you. It starts with you, the Person of the Meta-Leader, the singular “You’re It” and your responsibility to lead. Next is the turbulence and disruption of the Situation, how to assess it and take effective action. And Connectivity, pulling together the right people, organizations, and resources to meet the challenge at hand, and then, turning them all into a cohesive team and the collective, “You’re It!” Learn and master Meta-Leadership for routine practice: a guide for complex problem solving and system transformation. Then, in the moment crisis hits, pivot into the leader people follow when it matters most. Filled with true life stories of today’s watershed challenges and opportunities, You’re It is an essential read for anyone preparing to lead an adaptive team through crisis and change.