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Articles
The G-20 Summit - a Bird's Eye View of a
Cultural Turnaround
The G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh gave the world a birds eye view of a
cultural turnaround. I took in the G-20 events that brought together the
world's leaders from the suburbs of Pittsburgh while my daughter who is
a student in the city had a far different perspective. The contrasting
vantage points still aimed at the same destination as the world took note
of what innovation, values and planning can accomplish.
I enjoyed watching our city, which we know to have morphed through a
complete turnaround from the 1970s, be recognized nationally for its
beauty, diversification, and new techno-image. I smiled reading that
Michelle Obama had breakfast at Pamela’s. I was proud to hear Katie
Couric feature Pittsburgh on the CBS evening news as a city that has
rebounded from the decline of the steel era in a model other cities can
emulate. Finally, I think we have globally traded in the label of the Smoky
City that we’ve worn like an overcoat for the last hundred years for that of
cutting edge innovation, arts, and industry enveloped with rivers and
topography that wrap it up in a blooming bow.
The last day of the summit my oldest daughter Maria asked me if I wanted
to meet her after work. I was wise enough to know that my company was
not the draw in this meet-up and that I better bring along my wallet.
“I really need a new pair of jeans,” she added.
We decided to go to Shadyside, a city neighborhood I have frequented
since I was a child. It had a completely different feel that afternoon from
the days we used to skip class at Sacred Heart High School and eat pizza
in a back booth at Papa Joes on Walnut Street. While many of the
protesters had been respectful about having their messages heard,
obviously many had not. Shadyside, though miles from downtown
Pittsburgh, wore the battle scars of two previous days of protests around
the G-20. The Gap, Victoria’s Secret and the Apple store still had their
doors and windows boarded up as security guards stood watch out front.
Some merchants that may not have been able to afford to board their
windows posted computer made signs that read, “Independently Owned
and Operated” which I guess were meant to deter protesters from
assault. Yes, save your stones and bricks for the big retail giants, they
more deserve to bare the results of violence so that people will hear how
worthwhile your “cause” is.
I was even more shocked when Maria told me that Craig Street, a two
block niche retail district a few blocks away in Oakland, had much
damage and many broken storefront windows. She had traversed
through the G-20 activity in person over the last two days for school and for
work and said that many students had been afraid to frequent the area.
“I don’t understand it, Mom,” she said. “Destroying things doesn’t bring
positive attention to a positive cause.”
In this scenario is a lesson on cultural turnaround. Pittsburgh, after the
decline of the steel industry in the 1970s, quietly and strategically worked
on rehabilitating its workforce and drawing on the talent of its diverse
university graduates to engage a new energy and focus for the city. The
study of medicine, technology and medical engineering flourished
because planners here made it attractive to do so. The G-20 shed a
spotlight on that turnaround. Protesters came to the Summit to have their
desired turnaround messages (many of them worthwhile) highlighted,
hoping to draw some of the limelight to their purpose. A few of them got
noticed in the shadows. I hope they take with them the realization of what
Pittsburgh has taught the world – that change occurs with planning and
execution. It comes at the hands of people driven by a mission with a
positive purpose who work on a plan of sustainability. Passion
misguided can be dangerous. Passion channeled with strategy and
purpose is what turns heads, companies and cities around. Start now!
Follow Mary Lee on Twitter at StartingOverNow.
For the FREE Worksheets: “Change – Here’s How!” and “Overcoming
Adversity is an Every Day Slice of Life?” go to Mary Lee's web site at: http:
//www.startingovernow.com/WorksheetsandArticles.html
Mary Lee Gannon is a cultural turnaround and leadership expert who
went from being a stay-at-home mother with four children and a
successful husband living a country club life to the reality of a difficult
marriage, divorce, homelessness, and welfare. As a national guest
speaker she demonstrates turn-around strategies that transform corporate
cultures and took her from an earning capacity of $27,000 to the president
and CEO of a hospital foundation. Her book “Starting Over – 25 Rules
When You’ve Bottomed Out” offer hands-on strategies to reroute your
path. Visit her Web site for a free e-book on "Life Balance." Sign up for
her free e-newsletter at info@startingovernow.com.
Cultural Turnaround
The G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh gave the world a birds eye view of a
cultural turnaround. I took in the G-20 events that brought together the
world's leaders from the suburbs of Pittsburgh while my daughter who is
a student in the city had a far different perspective. The contrasting
vantage points still aimed at the same destination as the world took note
of what innovation, values and planning can accomplish.
I enjoyed watching our city, which we know to have morphed through a
complete turnaround from the 1970s, be recognized nationally for its
beauty, diversification, and new techno-image. I smiled reading that
Michelle Obama had breakfast at Pamela’s. I was proud to hear Katie
Couric feature Pittsburgh on the CBS evening news as a city that has
rebounded from the decline of the steel era in a model other cities can
emulate. Finally, I think we have globally traded in the label of the Smoky
City that we’ve worn like an overcoat for the last hundred years for that of
cutting edge innovation, arts, and industry enveloped with rivers and
topography that wrap it up in a blooming bow.
The last day of the summit my oldest daughter Maria asked me if I wanted
to meet her after work. I was wise enough to know that my company was
not the draw in this meet-up and that I better bring along my wallet.
“I really need a new pair of jeans,” she added.
We decided to go to Shadyside, a city neighborhood I have frequented
since I was a child. It had a completely different feel that afternoon from
the days we used to skip class at Sacred Heart High School and eat pizza
in a back booth at Papa Joes on Walnut Street. While many of the
protesters had been respectful about having their messages heard,
obviously many had not. Shadyside, though miles from downtown
Pittsburgh, wore the battle scars of two previous days of protests around
the G-20. The Gap, Victoria’s Secret and the Apple store still had their
doors and windows boarded up as security guards stood watch out front.
Some merchants that may not have been able to afford to board their
windows posted computer made signs that read, “Independently Owned
and Operated” which I guess were meant to deter protesters from
assault. Yes, save your stones and bricks for the big retail giants, they
more deserve to bare the results of violence so that people will hear how
worthwhile your “cause” is.
I was even more shocked when Maria told me that Craig Street, a two
block niche retail district a few blocks away in Oakland, had much
damage and many broken storefront windows. She had traversed
through the G-20 activity in person over the last two days for school and for
work and said that many students had been afraid to frequent the area.
“I don’t understand it, Mom,” she said. “Destroying things doesn’t bring
positive attention to a positive cause.”
In this scenario is a lesson on cultural turnaround. Pittsburgh, after the
decline of the steel industry in the 1970s, quietly and strategically worked
on rehabilitating its workforce and drawing on the talent of its diverse
university graduates to engage a new energy and focus for the city. The
study of medicine, technology and medical engineering flourished
because planners here made it attractive to do so. The G-20 shed a
spotlight on that turnaround. Protesters came to the Summit to have their
desired turnaround messages (many of them worthwhile) highlighted,
hoping to draw some of the limelight to their purpose. A few of them got
noticed in the shadows. I hope they take with them the realization of what
Pittsburgh has taught the world – that change occurs with planning and
execution. It comes at the hands of people driven by a mission with a
positive purpose who work on a plan of sustainability. Passion
misguided can be dangerous. Passion channeled with strategy and
purpose is what turns heads, companies and cities around. Start now!
Follow Mary Lee on Twitter at StartingOverNow.
For the FREE Worksheets: “Change – Here’s How!” and “Overcoming
Adversity is an Every Day Slice of Life?” go to Mary Lee's web site at: http:
//www.startingovernow.com/WorksheetsandArticles.html
Mary Lee Gannon is a cultural turnaround and leadership expert who
went from being a stay-at-home mother with four children and a
successful husband living a country club life to the reality of a difficult
marriage, divorce, homelessness, and welfare. As a national guest
speaker she demonstrates turn-around strategies that transform corporate
cultures and took her from an earning capacity of $27,000 to the president
and CEO of a hospital foundation. Her book “Starting Over – 25 Rules
When You’ve Bottomed Out” offer hands-on strategies to reroute your
path. Visit her Web site for a free e-book on "Life Balance." Sign up for
her free e-newsletter at info@startingovernow.com.
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executive director,
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entrepreneur, and
hospital foundation
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Whether your company is in need of better productivity from your workforce, or
you want to build a better network, are starting over, are an empty nester
re-entering the workforce, have been laid-off, or are going through a divorce
there is information here to help you! Learn to take your interests and channel
them into productive goals on a fast track. Reach out of your comfort zone to
achieve proven and practical strategies for success. We invite you to share your
insight, take advantage of the resources here, challenge yourself, and continue
to develop and grow.
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