{"id":351,"date":"2008-09-15T19:19:58","date_gmt":"2008-09-16T00:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matthewchan.com\/?p=351"},"modified":"2008-09-15T19:20:49","modified_gmt":"2008-09-16T00:20:49","slug":"last-weeks-jim-blanchard-leadership-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matthewchan.com\/?p=351","title":{"rendered":"Last week’s Jim Blanchard Leadership Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, I had the great pleasure to attend the 3rd annual Jim Blanchard Leadership Forum<\/strong><\/a> here in Columbus, GA.\u00a0 It isn’t often there is a collection of high-profile speakers and authors that come into the local area.\u00a0 When I found out about it the Friday before the Monday-Tuesday event, I jumped on it.<\/p>\n

The speakers were:\u00a0 Dr. & Congressman Newt Gingrich, General Russel Honore, Daniel Pink, Thomas Friedman, John Maxwell, and GA Chief Justice Leah Sears.<\/p>\n

I have to say each person made an impact on me in their own special way.\u00a0 On Day One, I was impressed by how knowledgeable Newt Gingrich was in his presentation.\u00a0 He went past political arguments to present his case on improving the health care system.<\/p>\n

General Russel Honore of Hurricane Katrina fame gave a funny, entertaining but also very serious speech on preparedness.\u00a0 I felt that more government officials should have heard his speech.\u00a0 He gave me a perspective of public service that was inspiring.<\/p>\n

On Day Two, GA Chief Justice Leah Sears gave a short speech on familes and education.\u00a0 Her speech was much shorter than anticipated which led to an extended break.<\/p>\n

Daniel Pink of “A Whole New Mind” was dynamic and brought a youthful energy into the presentations.\u00a0 I loved his book which continues to resonate and impact me as I do business.<\/p>\n

John Maxwell who has written many titles on Leadership (of which I have several in my bookshelf) gave his view of the 5-levels of leadership.\u00a0 Those 5-levels made me reflect where I stood in my leadership abilities.<\/p>\n

Finally, Thomas Friedman of “The World is Flat” and “The Lexus & Olive Tree” fame presented material from his new book “Hot, Flat, and Crowded”.\u00a0 His talk was sweepingly huge and had global proportions.\u00a0 He talked about “global weirding”, a flat world, that is growing in population exponentially.\u00a0 I enjoyed his thoughtful and low-key approach.<\/p>\n

The event was a success with around 800 people in attendance.\u00a0 They provided two hot lunches and a hot breakfast as part of the event.\u00a0 The part I did not like was that neither day were full days.\u00a0 They were only partial days.\u00a0 However, the 2-day event was only $299 which was a bargain for me especially since I did not have to travel as I normally do.<\/p>\n

As the Leadership Forum ended, an announcement was made that Colin Powell would head next year’s line-up.\u00a0 Colin Powell is an amazing role model, a tremendous thinker, and diplomat.\u00a0 I will definitely be there for next year’s event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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