February 2012

This Week at The Commonwealth Club of California

Feb 1, 2012 @ 4:26 PM by jzipperer with [0] comments

THIS WEEK AT THE COMMONWEALTH CLUB:

TUESDAY: Dan Roam (What to Do When Words Don't Work).

WEDNESDAY: David Zetland (California's Water Future); Book Discussion (The Brothers Karamazov -- this event is sold out); Robert Reich (Where Is America Headed? -- event is sold out).

THURSDAY: Chinatown Walking Tour (event is sold out); New Member Open House and 109th Birthday Party.

FRIDAY: Dr Jennifer Berger Garvey: Developing Leaders for a Complex World; Power Plays -- Media Roundtable.

For details and to order tickets: http://www.commonwealthclub.org/

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Dr. Jennifer Berger Garvey: Developing Leaders For A Complex World

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Fri, Feb 3 2012 - 12:00pm

Developing Leaders for a Complex World
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How can we address the shortage of real wisdom and leadership in organizations and develop people who are more sophisticated, thoughtful, and nuanced? Read more »

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Mon, Feb 6 2012 - 11:30am

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The Rise of Turkey

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Fri, Feb 17 2012 - 12:00pm

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