Clif and CK McKenzie come to the Swamp and talk about their generational leadership transition of Watson Furniture. They discuss their different approaches to the work, how they make decisions and how they each lead. Clif has led Watson for a great many years. He didn’t start out loving office furniture. That quickly changed. He sets the high standard for the design and functionality of the Watson products. CK brings his US Naval Academy education and US Marine Corps training flying combat helicopters. They approach leading from different core influences and yet they are on the same page about how they lead people. At the core is their belief that “having the right people matters, it matters, it matters.” In our conversation, they share how they have effectively led the Watson team through a difficult post Covid period to brighter days.

Links

Watson Furniture

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Wendy Tyner visits the Swamp to share her wisdom gained from leading philanthropic organizations and building communities. She begins our conversation sharing what she learned teaching children with learning disabilities. We then discuss how she guided three not-for-profit organizations to become significant community assets that support bluegrass music, farms and public lands. She often guided all these projects at the same time. Wendy offers up a portfolio of lessons learned and “grandmotherly (Baba)” advice for all of us. Thanks Wendy.

Wendy’s Links

Wintergrass

Podcast- One Hour to Doors- Podcasts about the business and souls of leaders in the festival and events industry- November 25,2023

Friends of the Farms

Sierra Ferrell Official Website

Home - Trust for Public Land

OMC Foundation | Clallam County | Olympic Medical Center Foundation

Mountains to Sound

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Aidan McQuade joins me in the Swamp to discuss his book, Ethical Leadership: Moral Decision-Making Under Pressure and his model “The Cruciform of Agency.” Aidan was born in Northern Ireland and grew up during the period known as “the troubles.” He is wiser for that experience. He has dedicated his life to humanitarian work in some of the most difficult conditions over the last twenty years. Our conversation explores his experiences leading aid organizations and the hard decisions that need to be made that affect human life. We explore his model and how individuals can use it to locate a space of agency in the most difficult of situations. Aidan is also the author of two fiction books as well as a wonderful blog. Enjoy the insights from a man who has impacted the world for the better.

Aidan Links

Aidan McQuade

Aidan’s book: Ethical Leadership

Moral Courage in Leadership

Leadership in the “gray-zone”

Service to the State

The Undiscovered Country

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Benjamin Taylor makes his third appearance in the Swamp and he brings some useful distinctions with him. We discuss the value and importance of understanding the positive and negative dynamics that differentiation and integration have on group dynamics and productivity. But it is not all that simple. There are at least four dynamics at play at any time in your work groups. Benjamin maps these group dynamics and shares moves that you can make to lead, manage and facilitate more effective group-work outcomes.

Benjamin’s Links

Benjamin Taylor LinkedIN post

Benjamin Taylor’s Medium Page

https://antlerboy.com/

Barry Oshry: Power and Systems

Sandra Janoff: Future Search

Safford Beer

Benjamin 10000 SwampLeaders Episode 21

Benjamin Taylor 10000 SwampLeaders Episode 39

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Joanne Murphy and Keith Grint come to the swamp to discuss their views on leadership and the effort required to do it well. Joanne and Keith are deeply informed on this topic of leading. Their academic background includes teaching, research and writing. We discuss the differences between command, management and leadership. All three approaches matter and we explore the value of each role. The state of the world calls for more people with the stamina to lead. In this episode, stamina will be supported with craft.

Links

Joanne’s Links

Joanne’s Book: Management and War: How Organisations Navigate Conflict and Build Peace’

University of Birmingham

Joanne’s Website

Public Service Podcast

The Leadership Challenge of Northern Ireland

Twitter - @changeresearch

10000 SwampLeaders Joanne Murphy Podcast (Episode)

Keith’s Links

Bio

LinkedIn

keith.grint@wbs.ac.uk

New Blog: ILA Blog article: Care-Full Leadership: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org/care-full-leadership/

New Articles:

“Closing ranks: Leadership and the mundanization of the extraordinary in military history” Leadership https://doi.org/10.1177/17427150241238811

WhatsApp to Sunak’ Leadership (2024) https://doi.org/10.1177/17427150241240598

New Books:

A Cartography of Resistance: Leadership, Management & Command

https://global.oup.com/academic/product/a-cartography-of-resistance-9780198921745?lang=en&cc=gb

Mutiny & Leadership https://global.oup.com/academic/search?q=grint+mutiny&cc=gb&lang=en

Leadership: Limits and Possibilities 2nd ed. (with Owain Smolovic Jones) https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/leadership-9781350333130/

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Three Horizons: The Patterning of Hope

Bill Sharpe visits the swamp and brings his Three Horizon framework for navigating the future. Bill is an independent researcher who helps people work together to create transformational change in the face of an uncertain future. Bill will explain what makes each of the three horizons distinct and necessary for addressing the future. The beauty and significance of the Three Horizon framework is the simplicity of understanding and its ease of use. Bill will explain it all and then you can get to work sorting your own Three Horizons.

Links

Three Horizons book, and short video introductions by Kate Raworth and Nigel Topping

The Three Horizons framework explained by Bill Sharpe

www.h3uni.org/resource-library/

Three Horizons

For Three Horizons resources, visit: https://futurestewards.com/3h-practice-resources/

To contact the home of the Three Horizons Hub, Future Stewards, send a message via the LinkedIn page

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Elvis Fraser comes to the Swamp to share his commitment to helping non-profit organizations realize greater measurable results from their social impact investments through wise monitoring, learning and evaluation strategies.

He and his Sanfoka Consulting team align their strategies to advance social justice and equity in all aspects of their work. Elvis has a rich history of leading and mentoring teams around the world and he brings his wisdom to our conversation.

Elvis's Links

Sanfoka Consulting

Elvis LinkedIn

Sanfoka Case

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Eva Grosman joins me in the swamp to share how her “life factory setting” which is based on hope and courage, has guided her in building the Centre for Democracy and Peacebuilding as well as a community of peacebuilders around the world. Listen close because Eva offers a multitude of specific, actionable moves each of us can take to lead on difficult challenges. Eva’s life work and impact is a model for the potency of personal agency.

Eva’s Links

Centre For Democracy and Peacebuilding

LinkedIn

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