The Power of Balance

The third guest in this special series is not someone you would immediately think of as speaking truth to power. Yet retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges has consistently done just that — especially when reminding the U.S. military of its core values and allegiance to the Constitution, rather than to the interests of politicians. His worry is that the unwillingness of some of the  most  senior military echelons  to speak out against the growing demands of the current administration is either because they are fearful of something....or they agree. Contact me here [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1311442/open_sms] For more information about Stephen Barden and his work please visit: www. stephenbarden.org or https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenbarden/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenbarden/]

Stephen Barden speaks to a post graduate student in Norway who, by speaking truth to power, managed to get her university in Stavanger to change a core policy.  What has this to do with business and management?  Everything.  Listen carefully and it becomes clear what leaders and managers need to learn about the generation that will be running things in the next decade or so.   Contact me here [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1311442/open_sms] For more information about Stephen Barden and his work please visit: www. stephenbarden.org or https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenbarden/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenbarden/]

In this first episode of a new season of the Power of Balance - focusing on Speakers of Truth to Power - Stephen Barden tells the story of Harold Strachan, a man who sacrificed all but his life when he spoke truth to the power of the Apartheid regime in South Africa.  Stephen also invites listeners to submit their own suggestions of Truth Speakers - ordinary people who spoke up to power for the greater good. Contact me here [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1311442/open_sms] For more information about Stephen Barden and his work please visit: www. stephenbarden.org or https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenbarden/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenbarden/]

Contact me here [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1311442/open_sms] For more information about Stephen Barden and his work please visit: www. stephenbarden.org or https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenbarden/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenbarden/]

Stephen Barden turns his "Wherefore" spotlight on the European Union to ask: Where does the EU see its highest value in its world? Can that "Wherefore" carry it through the inevitable turmoil of next decade - or is it time to change, before it does it and its members real damage? Contact me here [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1311442/open_sms] For more information about Stephen Barden and his work please visit: www. stephenbarden.org or https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenbarden/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenbarden/]