When the World Changes on You
Channel: R. David Lankes
Date: 2023-02-10

I was asked to give a lecture to our introduction to librarianship class on advocacy and leadership. The following are my written remarks.

Here’s the thing. I’m the guy who tells people to change the world. No change is too big, none too small as long as we are seeking to improve the lives of our communities…but what happens when the world changes on us. No rousing speech or touching anecdote can change the course of the novel corona virus. No leadership or strategic process plans for shutting down society for a few months. No one plans on a society shaken to its core. Where national guard troops are called up to confiscate and redistribute medical supplies. No one works for a society where even looking down a 20% unemployment rate can’t stop political posturing. No one plans for a society where the mere touch of a stranger can endanger your family.

Full text here: https://davidlankes.org/when-the-world-changes-on-you/