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Today's latest management best sellers list the most important work leaders need to be doing. So did yesterday's. Leaders themselves have the same lists:

Create a compelling vision

Communicate this vision throughout the organization

Engage people in creating their collective future

....the known list goes on....

I am excited to post this podcast, an interview with close friend and colleague Bob Benwick.  Bob and his wife Bev have a global coaching firm based in Vancouver.   You can check out another article about the synergies created by combining Bob and Bev's coaching work and the large scale change approach I take.  

I first met Geoff about fifteen years ago when he came to Ann Arbor as part of our Dannemiller Tyson Associates "Masters Series on Organizational Change." I had the good fortune to be Geoff's host while he was with us. As curious then as I am now, Geoff hung in there with me as I peppered him with consulting questions throughout a nice Thai dinner.

Divorce rates vary according to country, educational levels and income, though generally hover between 40 percent and 50 percent in North America and Europe. A 2004 study by Bain & Company found that 70 percent of mergers failed to increase shareholder value. More recently, a 2007 study by Hay Group and the Sorbonne found that more than 90 percent of mergers in Europe fail to reach financial goals.

What can you do to avoid becoming another negative statistic?

Listen in to my interview with fellow Berrett-Koehler authors Jamie and Maren Showkeir. I was struck during our talk about how easy it is for well-intentioned, honest people to slip out of authenticity and into manipulation (myself included.) Authentic Conversations are table stakes for any change effort. Without them, it doesn't matter how compelling your vision is. Effective execution is impossible. Change isn't successful. Jamie and Maren share their unique take on this essential element of all healthy individual relationships, teams, organizations and society at large.