2.4.2010
In their presentation at the 18th Annual Pegasus Conference, Peter Senge and Betty Sue Flowers spoke about leadership and the role that story and myth play in guiding leaders. Leadership, they argued, is about the future, the story that is created and communicated.
Oftentimes, leaders don’t think that they can alter the story. Senge and Flowers, however, disagree. At every moment, they argued, we have the power to create a new story. In fact, the ability to do this is an essential leadership trait. They suggested that one way to create a compelling storyline is to develop plots based on a “purpose to learn,” as opposed to “victim-based” plots. Read More
Posted By Charles Redinger | in High Performance Teams, Innovation, Personal Mastery | Tags: Betty Sue Flowers, Pegasus Conference, Peter Senge, The Universe Story, Thomas Berry | No Comments »
1.14.2010
Many indicators point to a shift in EHS drivers and thinking. Redinger EHS outlines a few below.
End of the Oil Economy
At the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition (AIHCE) in Minneapolis, economist and futurist Jeremy Rifkin explained that we are in the twilight of the oil economy, yet have not fully grasped its ramifications, or how it will affect communities and organizations. He spoke about a “third revolution”: radical, new ways of thinking about energy are needed, he argued, based on four pillars — generation, distribution, storage, and communication. He challenged EHS professionals to develop skills to succeed in this new era, skills that are above and beyond core technical skills.
New EHS Drivers
At the NAEM EHS Management Forum in Memphis, “Managing the Green,” keynote speaker Ron Hart, formally with the EPA, suggested that EHS professionals are “asleep at the wheel,” unaware of the fact that a new era of EHS is here. “We are now in an era where EHS has real stakeholder value,” he said. A whole new set of drivers (e.g., climate, population, interconnectivity, emerging economic powers, etc.) is transforming the EHS role in organizations. Read More
Posted By Charles Redinger | in Emerging Issues, Innovation, Personal Mastery | Tags: AIHCE, American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Betty Sue Flowers, NAEM, Pegasus Conference, Peter Senge, Ron Hart | No Comments »
In their presentation at the 18th Annual Pegasus Conference, Peter Senge and Betty Sue Flowers spoke about leadership and the role that story and myth play in guiding leaders. Leadership, they argued, is about the future, the story that is created and communicated.