Peabody Conservatory alumnus Paul Jan Zdunek ’91 is joined by CNN correspondent Stephanie Elam to discuss his recently-published book, Cowboys & Conductors: Conversations on Horseman-Humanship. This conversation covers the topics of effective leadership strategies, working in diverse teams, and his upcoming JHU Odyssey Alumni Academy course.

For information on the 6-session course "From the Practice Room to the Board Room: Developing & Deploying Your Non-Linear Destiny", which runs from January 31-March 6, 2024, visit https://events.jhu.edu/form/odysseyzd...


ABOUT THE BOOK
Cowboys & Conductors: Conversations on Horseman-Humanship has been described as a business book about life and a life book about business for both CEOs in the workplace and young children in the schoolyard trying to figure out relationships.

Hailed by Readers' Favorite as "...one of the most inspiring books on leadership...for anyone who needs...guidance in their day-to-day lives," this book has been helping people understand how to communicate with others through simple yet impactful philosophies of Meeting People Where They Are, allowing people to Move Their Feet, and empowering them to work through this post black-and-white world by providing them with a foundational framework we call GREY LEADERSHIP®.

As the author of the Foreword, Beyonce's dad and executive producer, Mathew Knowles, says that after reading Cowboys & Conductors, "You'll want to be a better person and team player not only for yourself, but for your colleagues and loved ones too."

For more information about the book, please visit https://cowboysandconductors.com/

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Paul Jan Zdunek, Peab ’91, serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Miller Kaplan, a Top-100 Accounting & Business Advisory Firm, and Partner at Tipping Point Strategists, a consulting firm focused on transforming organizations through its foundational approach of Purpose, People, and Place.

After a decade-long career as an orchestra conductor, Paul brings over 20 years of C-Suite experience providing leadership and advisory services as a business transformation & change management specialist for institutions requiring revitalization.

Paul’s expertise includes organizational & leadership transformation, change management, conflict & crisis resolution, complex facilitation, executive coaching, and stakeholder management.

Paul is a TEDx speaker and an award-winning co-author of a book on cultivating GREY LEADERSHIP® titled Cowboys & Conductors: Conversations on Horseman-Humanship which he uses to teach executive courses within the Technical Management Program at UCLA and the Odyssey Program at Johns Hopkins University.