As the corona virus swept through the world, media highlighted women heads of government whose leadership saved thousands of lives. I read these articles searching for themes in the behaviors they were lauding. When I found these themes – reliance on science and technology, … [Read more...] about S.M.A.R.T Women Leaders Facing Coronavirus
Innovative Leadership and S.M.A.R.T. Thinking
S.M.A.R.T. Examples – Rosa Parks, U.S. Plan for AIDS Relief, and the Women’s Mass Action for Peace in Liberia
I spent 2019 marketing my book about the 1998 al Qaeda terrorist attacks, Terrorism, Betrayal and Resilience: My Story of the 1998 U.S. Embassy Bombings. I also participated in interviews and discussions commemorating the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. This experience convinced … [Read more...] about S.M.A.R.T. Examples – Rosa Parks, U.S. Plan for AIDS Relief, and the Women’s Mass Action for Peace in Liberia
When Transformational Leadership Worked
Around 10:35 am on August 7, 1998, al Qaeda operatives detonated a pick-up truck loaded with explosives next to the U.S. embassy building in Nairobi, Kenya. The explosion left over 200 dead and 5,000 injured. Inside the embassy, we suffered 50% casualties, including 46 … [Read more...] about When Transformational Leadership Worked
Leadership in Times of Crisis
What leadership behaviors work best in a crisis? Here is what worked for me and the U.S. embassy community after we were bombed by al Qaeda operatives on August 7, 1998. I was the ambassador and chief of mission. My community included Kenyan and American employees, their … [Read more...] about Leadership in Times of Crisis