Roland S. Harris was formerly the Managing Partner of IBM’s Public Sector practice and the leader of its Pandemic Plan development in response to H1N1. He currently serves as a member of StangerCarlson’s Advisory Board and leads the firm’s initiative to prepare clients for the potential business impact of Ebola.
The last 20 years have been a watershed for leadership development across a broad array of industries and geographies. The emergence of competencies, executive coaching, mentoring, social capital, team building, behavioral role profiling, neuro-science and assessments has provided opportunities for developing great leaders to address increasingly complex business issues with alacrity and confidence. Against this…
Dr. Tom Frieden the Director of the CDC recently commented that the SARS epidemic cost the world’s economy over “40 billion dollars” as a result of the unnecessary restrictions on travel and trade during the crisis: a monumental impact for a disease that was concentrated in relatively few places and was largely resolved quickly. There…
