Ron Heifetz's guest appearances

Ron Heifetz

Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future

2008 Convocation & Pastors' School: For Such a Time as This

Conversations with Chanda

Phronesis: Practical Wisdom for Leaders with Scott Allen

Anthony Smith

Richard Rothstein

Barry Friedman

Van Jones

Eddie Glaude Jr

Heather McGhee

Keith Ellison

Valerie Jarrett

Yusef Salaam

Bill George

Kim Foxx

Jelani Cobb

Michael Vick

Ryan Saunders

Chris Cooper

OwlTail

Ron Heifetz is a world-renown professor, author, and authority on the topic of leadership. One of his books, “Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive through the Dangers of Change,” has been instrumental to Chanda’s approach to leadership. Chanda connected with Ron to talk about the self-care practices leaders need to establish, the disparities and opportunities that crises reveal, and the work white people need to do in order to pursue racial justice.

Leadership in a Crisis: A Conversation with Ron Heifetz

During the Interview, we discuss Ron's thoughts on leadership and his journey. Here is a preview: In times of change, people often try to hold onto the values of their culture that have had personal meaning and significance to them. When dominant cultures are confronted with stresses such as immigrants, they are called to examine their values and often required to take on very difficult integrative work. The leadership required must point out values such as: We stand for freedom and respect for all people, and our policy does not align with what we say we stand for. How do we make space for this evolution? What are the “gives” and “gets” required to evolve cultures? How can we hold steady to our cultural DNA and still evolve? In nature, when an organism adapts, it builds on its old capacity and generates radically new functionality. Ron suggested that God didn’t do zero-based budgeting in evolution. We honor our past and at the same time determine what can we release.

During the Interview, we discuss Ron's thoughts on leadership and his journey. Here is a preview: <br><br>In times of change, people often try to hold onto the values of their culture that have had personal meaning and significance to them. When dominant cultures are confronted with stresses such as immigrants, they are called to examine their values and often required to take on very difficult integrative work. The leadership required must point out values such as: We stand for freedom and respect for all people, and our policy does not align with what we say we stand for. How do we make space for this evolution? What are the “gives” and “gets” required to evolve cultures? How can we hold steady to our cultural DNA and still evolve? <br><br>In nature, when an organism adapts, it builds on its old capacity and generates radically new functionality. Ron suggested that God didn’t do zero-based budgeting in evolution. We honor our past and at the same time determine what can we release.

Ron Heifetz on Adaptive Leadership and His Journey

Gregory Jones

A Conversation with Ron Heifetz and L. Gregory Jones