Rising to the Occasion: Leadership Forged in Crisis (w/ Nancy Koehn)

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Nancy Koehn and Jeff Schatten discuss why some leaders are able to excel in crisis situations. They address key leadership issues such as whether leaders are born or created and the ways in which leaders navigate between values and strategy. They also discuss the leadership legacy of Abraham Lincoln.

Nancy Koehn is a historian at the Harvard Business School. Koehn's research focuses on how leaders, past and present, craft lives of purpose, worth, and impact. Her book, Forged in Crisis: The Power of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times, is an enthralling historical narrative filled with critical leadership insights.

Koehn is the author of numerous books, articles, and Harvard Business School cases. She writes frequently for the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Harvard Business Review Online. She is also a weekly commentator on National Public Radio and has appeared on PBS’s “NewsHour,” ABC’s “Good Morning America,” A&E’s “Biography,” and on CNN and MSNBC, among other TV outlets. She has coached leaders from many organizations and speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Aspen Ideas Festival, and in many other venues. She has a PhD in History from Harvard.

Of interest: one of my favorite websites. Check out Nancy’s home which as you "tour" you pick up insights into life, leadership and history.