AFFIRM Book Club Forged in Crisis

How many times have we heard that we are living through unprecedented times? COVID-19 has put unique and extraordinary challenges on government -- and on government workers. Wouldn't it be amazing if we could tap Abraham Lincoln's leadership lessons from the Civil War? Legendary abolitionist Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery to become a national leader of the abolitionist movement. How did he come to be a transformational leader? 

The AFFIRM Book Club offers a unique opportunity to tap some of the leadership lessons of people who faced unprecedented challenges. The book we will be discussing is Forged in Crisis: The Power of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times by Nancy Koehn, a professor at the Harvard Business School. The book profiles five significant but disparate figures in history -- and looks at the leadership lessons we can pull from each of their against-all-odds journeys. And we will learn that leaders are not born -- they are made. 

We are lucky to have Prof. Koehn join us for the discussion along with government executives as we discuss the challenges that government faces today and how we can apply these leadership lessons to the world today. And we invite your insights and questions during the discussion.