mimsey borogrove
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I was interested in an author they mentioned - Ira Chalif. Ira is a well respected author ( see cred's below) and I wondered ,is this the same Ira Chalif who was an exec at AOLA back in the 70s? I met him back then and found him likeable. Turns out - he is the very same person.
"Second Friday at the Library Ira Chaleff Friday, Nov 10, 8pm Rappahannock County Library 4 Library Lane, Washington, VA 22747 RAAC's speaker for November is Ira Chaleff, a Rappahannock resident acclaimed for his work on leadership and for highlighting the vital role of followership as well. The title of his talk is "What is Intelligent Disobedience and How Does it Apply to Your Life and Times?" As an executive coach, Chaleff has conducted seminars around the world and to such audiences as NASA and the US Navy. He also gave a much-admired "No Ordinary Person" talk in 2014 about his first-hand experience 35 years ago with Scientology. He won broad notice with a 1995 book titled "The Courageous Follower," which argued that the countless volumes on "leadership" tended to neglect the importance of supportive, independent-minded followers. Chaleff's newest book, "Intelligent Disobedience: Doing Right When What You're Told to Do is Wrong," looks closely at the real-world moral dilemmas we all confront. At times following orders is the right thing to do; but at times one of the most damning sentences imaginable is "I was only following orders." Chaleff will discuss how we can find the wisdom and courage to navigate these murky waters. The book was just published in China, despite initial misgivings of the Chinese authorities.
Ira Chaleff is an author, speaker, workshop presenter and innovative thinker on the beneficial use of power between those who are leading and those who are following in any given situation.
His groundbreaking book, The Courageous Follower: Standing Up To and For Our Leaders, is in its third edition, has been published in multiple languages and is in use in institutions around the globe including educational, corporate, government and military organizations. He is coeditor of The Art of Followership: How Great Followers Make Great Leaders and Organizations, part of the highly regarded Warren Bennis Leadership Series. He has written on the appropriate use of power in non-traditional settings in his creative non-fiction work, The Limits of Violence: Lessons of a Revolutionary Life.
Ira’s latest book, Intelligent Disobedience: Doing Right When What You’re Told To Do Is Wrong, is once again breaking new ground by exploring the deep cultural roots of obedience and how to equip individuals of all ages to resist inappropriate orders and find better ways and ethical means of achieving legitimate goals.
He has recently completed two terms of service as member of the Board of Directos of the International Leadership Association (ILA) and is founder of its Followership Member Community. He is currently mentoring a community of academics and professionals in the field of courageous followers gathered around the Teaching Followers Courage project. Ira is also the founder and president of Executive Coaching & Consulting Associates, which provides coaching, consulting and facilitation to companies, associations and agencies throughout the Washington, DC, area. He is chairman emeritus of the nonpartisan Congressional Management Foundation and has provided facilitation to nearly one hundred congressional offices to improve their service to constituents. Ira is Adjunct Faculty at the Federal Executive Institute where he teaches a week long elective workshop on Courageous Followers, Courageous Leaders, in the Leadership in a Democratic Society program and is a Visiting Leadership Scholar at the University of Cambridge, England.
He holds a degree in Applied Behavioral Science and is a Board Certified Coach from the Center for Credentialing and Education.
Ira has been named one of the “100 best minds on leadership” by Leadership Excellence magazine. He was cited in the Harvard Business Review as one of the three pioneers in the growing field of followership studies. Ira has watched with pride as the concept of followership has moved from one of obscurity into a topic of study in major universities, conferences and leadership development programs.
Author Ira Chaleff lives in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains outside of Washington, DC, where bears frequently disobey the No Trespassing signs on the road and help keep his connection strong with the wonders of nature.
Jon answers with a historical tour of so-called “cult stupidity,” showcasing the fervent, irrational beliefs of such scientific notables as Isaac Newton, Michael Faraday, and Neils Bohr. After a brief but germane detour into the problematic history of drug prohibition, the duo debates whether human society is inherently authoritarian. They then consider the importance of educating children to recognize predatory people and manipulative behaviors: Jon mentions Ira Chaleff’s exciting work on this topic, particularly his “Blink, Think, Choice, Voice” initiative for children, and Chris is kind enough to bring up the helpful information he found in Jon’s “Opening Our Minds.”
"Second Friday at the Library Ira Chaleff Friday, Nov 10, 8pm Rappahannock County Library 4 Library Lane, Washington, VA 22747 RAAC's speaker for November is Ira Chaleff, a Rappahannock resident acclaimed for his work on leadership and for highlighting the vital role of followership as well. The title of his talk is "What is Intelligent Disobedience and How Does it Apply to Your Life and Times?" As an executive coach, Chaleff has conducted seminars around the world and to such audiences as NASA and the US Navy. He also gave a much-admired "No Ordinary Person" talk in 2014 about his first-hand experience 35 years ago with Scientology. He won broad notice with a 1995 book titled "The Courageous Follower," which argued that the countless volumes on "leadership" tended to neglect the importance of supportive, independent-minded followers. Chaleff's newest book, "Intelligent Disobedience: Doing Right When What You're Told to Do is Wrong," looks closely at the real-world moral dilemmas we all confront. At times following orders is the right thing to do; but at times one of the most damning sentences imaginable is "I was only following orders." Chaleff will discuss how we can find the wisdom and courage to navigate these murky waters. The book was just published in China, despite initial misgivings of the Chinese authorities.
Ira Chaleff is an author, speaker, workshop presenter and innovative thinker on the beneficial use of power between those who are leading and those who are following in any given situation.
His groundbreaking book, The Courageous Follower: Standing Up To and For Our Leaders, is in its third edition, has been published in multiple languages and is in use in institutions around the globe including educational, corporate, government and military organizations. He is coeditor of The Art of Followership: How Great Followers Make Great Leaders and Organizations, part of the highly regarded Warren Bennis Leadership Series. He has written on the appropriate use of power in non-traditional settings in his creative non-fiction work, The Limits of Violence: Lessons of a Revolutionary Life.
Ira’s latest book, Intelligent Disobedience: Doing Right When What You’re Told To Do Is Wrong, is once again breaking new ground by exploring the deep cultural roots of obedience and how to equip individuals of all ages to resist inappropriate orders and find better ways and ethical means of achieving legitimate goals.
He has recently completed two terms of service as member of the Board of Directos of the International Leadership Association (ILA) and is founder of its Followership Member Community. He is currently mentoring a community of academics and professionals in the field of courageous followers gathered around the Teaching Followers Courage project. Ira is also the founder and president of Executive Coaching & Consulting Associates, which provides coaching, consulting and facilitation to companies, associations and agencies throughout the Washington, DC, area. He is chairman emeritus of the nonpartisan Congressional Management Foundation and has provided facilitation to nearly one hundred congressional offices to improve their service to constituents. Ira is Adjunct Faculty at the Federal Executive Institute where he teaches a week long elective workshop on Courageous Followers, Courageous Leaders, in the Leadership in a Democratic Society program and is a Visiting Leadership Scholar at the University of Cambridge, England.
He holds a degree in Applied Behavioral Science and is a Board Certified Coach from the Center for Credentialing and Education.
Ira has been named one of the “100 best minds on leadership” by Leadership Excellence magazine. He was cited in the Harvard Business Review as one of the three pioneers in the growing field of followership studies. Ira has watched with pride as the concept of followership has moved from one of obscurity into a topic of study in major universities, conferences and leadership development programs.
Author Ira Chaleff lives in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains outside of Washington, DC, where bears frequently disobey the No Trespassing signs on the road and help keep his connection strong with the wonders of nature.
Ira Chaleff Author – Using Power Beneficially
irachaleff.com
Jon answers with a historical tour of so-called “cult stupidity,” showcasing the fervent, irrational beliefs of such scientific notables as Isaac Newton, Michael Faraday, and Neils Bohr. After a brief but germane detour into the problematic history of drug prohibition, the duo debates whether human society is inherently authoritarian. They then consider the importance of educating children to recognize predatory people and manipulative behaviors: Jon mentions Ira Chaleff’s exciting work on this topic, particularly his “Blink, Think, Choice, Voice” initiative for children, and Chris is kind enough to bring up the helpful information he found in Jon’s “Opening Our Minds.”
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