French CaldwellIt was very interesting being in Calgary, Alberta on the evening of the U.S. Presidential election. The Westin hotel held an election night party — complete with blue and red colored free champagne drinks, campaign signs from both camps, and a smiling look-alike of Sarah Palin — hey, it’s Alberta — they’re not far from Alaska. I guess to the hotel management it seemed a good deed to recognize their many American guests — plus almost 1 in 10 people in Calgary are American. But at least half of the party goers were Canadians — and you wonder why do so many people in Canada and elsewhere in the world feel like they have not just a stake, but a role, in the American elections? I don’t know — but I know this is a world that is going through some gut-wrenching change, and if you look at the election, featuring two change candidates, it seems that many people, not just in the U.S., but world-wide, want leaders who can deal with change.
It’s how leaders, whether they are political, business, or community leaders, manage change that is important, isn’t it? Change happens — fast or slow, big or small — it happens. And right now there seems to be a lot of change — in the economy, in how nations manage their security, in how people plan for their own financial security, and in how businesses decide on where to invest and where to retrench. So perhaps what people are looking for are leaders who can manage change — really well. Can you?
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