Speaker
Eric has delivered engaging, high-impact leadership talks and workshops on six continents, in-person and virtually. Book him for your next event.
Author
Eric is co-author of two books and author of more than 200 bylined articles in top journals such as Harvard Business Review and strategy+business.
Catalyst
Eric works to catalyze positive social change through his work with conservation, environmental, and humanitarian organizations.
News and Views
Leading for Wellness
In a time of rapid change and disruption, a leader’s pursuit of transactional efficiency is the fastest path to irrelevance because it crowds out necessary transformational thinking. A wellness app or program, no matter how well designed, simply adds to the transactional load unless it’s accompanied by a deeper shift in our mental model of work and life.
Insights on “Leading Up”
One of the more challenging tasks for anyone in an organization is leading "up" to your boss. You have no authority over that person. In fact, they have all of the authority over you. Navigating this power imbalance requires cultivating influence and building a trust-based relationship. When it works, each person can make the greatest contribution to shared goals. This ...
Rethinking the Future of Humanitarian Efforts
I enjoyed moderating the opening session of the Emergency Show at the 2021 World Humanitarian Forum. Panelists Craig Fugate, Rupert Douglas-Bate, Paolo Garonna, and I explored the future of humanitarian response and how thinking needs to change. A clear theme was moving beyond the traditional donor country/recipient country relationship that fosters elitism. Instead, there were calls to acknowledge affected populations ...
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