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Cambridge Meta-Leadership is the home for research and best practices in meta-leadership. Derived from the observations and insights in high-stress, high-stakes crisis leadership situations, meta-leadership has become a widely accepted approach to leadership in all settings where unity of effort across organizational boundaries is required. Meta-leadership integrates the internal and external aspects of leadership through a five dimensional framework and practice method that is intensely … Read More...
Recent from the Blog
The Narrative of Crisis: From Anticipation to Legacy
I spent several hours watching the first House hearing on the Boston bombings last week. Witnesses included retired Senator Joe Lieberman, Boston … Read More...
Reflecting on the Leadership and the Boston Bombings
We have studied crisis leadership for years. The Boston Marathon bombings brought the issue right to our backyard. We saw many instances of … Read More...
Leadership Moments Come Unexpectedly
We have spent a lot of time looking at graphic images and hearing compelling testimony about the horror of terror attacks. They are part of what we … Read More...
Crisis: A Perfect Time to Innovate?
Crisis -- a time when many organizations hunker down. They tighten restrictions on what people can say or do. They adopt a bunker mentality. That … Read More...
The Power of Bystanders
Dramatic video of bystanders leaping into action after a plane crash in Russia hit the web this week. Those of us who study disasters know that it is … Read More...