by jay | Apr 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
We spend a lot of time at Gettysburg talking about leading change. Leaders always challenge the status quo, which means moving from “what is” or “what will be” to “what could be.” Great leaders turn their teams toward a...
by jay | Apr 8, 2019 | LifeandLeadership
How do battlefield leaders lead change—before the battle, during the battle, and after the battle? Last week, the story of Captain John Bigelow’s reform of the 9th Mass Battery provided an example of leading change before the battle. In today’s story, Captain Henry...
by jay | Apr 8, 2019 | LifeandLeadership
I assumed the monument to the 121st NY had no story to tell. It didn’t take long for the story to emerge. It’s a rather sad story of one of the Union Army’s best tacticians who tried over and over to reform the army and how it fought. Yet, Upton met failure...
by jay | Apr 8, 2019 | Leadership
Leading Change — After the Battle Leadership Lincoln’s Leadership Leadership, Lincoln I've enjoyed reading lots about Abraham Lincoln this year. I've been wanting to work out some principles of movement leadership based on his life-- here are some initial...
by jay | Apr 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Leading Change — After the Battle by jay | Apr 8, 2019 | Leadership Leading Change: Part 3 — After the Battle Several years ago, I happened upon the monument to the 121st NY. It stands on the north side of Little Round Top, just opposite of Chamberlain’s 20th...