Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc. (Firm)

The task of leadership is to convene people into co-creating a future distinct from the past. Hear from organizational expert Peter Block address: * The difference between management and leadership * Why we must rewrite the rules of how we work together * How to create cultures of engagement * The art of convening and how leaders can bring people together to co-create impactful solutions This talk is facilitated by Berrett-Koehler Publisher and President...

How do you define good leadership during times of uncertainty? President and Founder of Berkana Institute Margaret Wheatley explores the answer and shares her thoughts on what lies ahead and how we can contribute to the alleviation of suffering, and embodying the best human qualities so that people do not forget that all humans possess these, especially themselves. This talk is facilitated by Berrett-Koehler CEO and CFO David Marshall as part of the...

Leaders make the future, but we have to implement our vision in strategic ways. In this session, you'll hear from leading futurist Bob Johansen on: * The basics of how to develop strategic foresight and thinking with an eye for the future * The mindset every leader needs for thriving in the future * How to create greater clarity for people amid a crisis rooted in fear * Practical tools for implementing full-spectrum thinking into your everyday decisions...

Leadership takes courage - and now is the time to rewrite the rules to leave our workplaces and world better than we found them for the next generation. In this session from author Minda Harts, you will learn: * How to lean into courage in leadership and listening courageously * How to build stronger coalitions between white women and women of color * The specific inequities that women of color face in the workplace * The new opportunities and everyday...

Leadership needs an overhaul to meet today's new challenges. In this session, you will learn from Mo Edjlali from Mindful leader about the four trends that are reshaping modern leadership, including: * The evolving relationship between people and technology * Why we need to redistribute power and new ways to reallocate power * A holistic approach for leader's to shape culture * The need for spirituality and psychology in the workplace This talk is...

Many of us are focused on how to "get through" the challenging times so we can get back to business as usual. The real work is not how to not only survive the daily in these times but to ensure that your team emerges transformed - for the better. In this talk, President/Founder of Reality-Based Leadership and best-selling author Cy Wakeman outlines the role of a leader in profound uncertainty. She will help you: * Underscore the direction of leadership...

Swanee Hunt is the Former US Ambassador to Austria, a Harvard Lecturer, a Global Activist, and a Philanthropist. In her own words: "I have struggles and successes in common with hosts of people I'll never meet. I transform disappointments into energy rather than encountering them again and again as obstacles along the way. Maybe you'll recognize yourself... and avoid some mistakes I've made. Better yet, I hope you'll savor more fully your own private...

With the acceleration of change, leaders have the opportunity to shape the future as it emerges. In this presentation from Otto Scharmer -- Senior Lecturer at the MIT Management Sloan School and Co-founder of the Presencing Institute -- the audience will learn: * Principles and practices of awareness-based systems change * The transformation of human consciousness as a way to transform systems of capitalism, education, and democracy * How to learn...

How do you create value amid a rapidly changing marketplace and business landscape? In this session, Founder and Executive Director of the Aspen Business & Society Program Judy Samuelson will share: * How to drive transparency with digital tools and the Internet * Building a more powerful worker voice & the decline of the importance of capital * The increasing complexity of global supply chains in the face of limited resources * The new rules of business...

It is time to redefine leadership with science and research and to teach leaders strategies and tools that will actually work in their modern workplace. In this presentation from President and Founder of Reality-Based Leadership Cy Wakeman, you will: * Discover strategies for eradicating entitlement with great tools such as the Engaged Action Planning Tool and the Negative Brainstorming Tool, which changes the energy of entire group meetings from...