Reflections on Leadership for Social Change

Is Constituency Democracy Destroying the U.S.A.? Solutions Provided by Readers

Paul David Walker | Posted 12.09.2009 | Politics


Paul David Walker

Many point out that without special interest groups, "bribing" our elected officials is the main problem. Bribery is one of the "high crimes" mentioned in Article 2, Section 4 of our constitution.

Paul Farmer -- The Need for "Systems Thinking" in Health Care (Video)

Sydney Finkelstein, Ph.D. | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business


Sydney Finkelstein, Ph.D.

Global health pioneer and Partners in Health co-founder Paul Farmer, MD recently emphasized the need to bring "systems thinking" into the discussion of improving the delivery of health care world-wide.

Paul Farmer: Early Influences That Led to a Career in Medicine

Sydney Finkelstein, Ph.D. | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business


Sydney Finkelstein, Ph.D.

At a recent roundtable, Partners in Health co-founder Paul Farmer, MD spoke about the influences early in his life that led to his career in medicine. Watch it here.

Paul Farmer: On Jim Kim's vision for Dartmouth (Video)

Sydney Finkelstein, Ph.D. | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business


Sydney Finkelstein, Ph.D.

In a recent talk, Global health pioneer and Partners in Health co-founder Paul Farmer, MD spoke of his friend Jim Yong Kim's vision as he begins his term as the 17th president of Dartmouth.

Michael Porter: The Value of Student Leadership Positions

Sydney Finkelstein, Ph.D. | Posted 10.13.2009 | Business


Sydney Finkelstein, Ph.D.

Michael Porter, the Harvard Business School strategy guru, talks about one significant influence in his educational career--a student leadership pos...

Ruth Simmons: The Profound Impact of One Teacher, One Class (Video)

Sydney Finkelstein, Ph.D. | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business


Sydney Finkelstein, Ph.D.

In a recent panel discussion, Brown University President Ruth Simmons talks about how the profound impact of one teacher in a high school course changed her life.

Jeffrey Immelt: Change vs. Social Change

Sydney Finkelstein, Ph.D. | Posted 10.05.2009 | Business


Sydney Finkelstein, Ph.D.

GE Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Immelt, a 1978 Dartmouth graduate, says that to consider "change" and "social change" separately is a "losing proposition."