• 436 pages

• 6 x 9

• Softcover

• ISBN 978-1949248-661

• Copyright 2023

By Alan E. Guskin

Dancing with Change is about people and service, being mentored and mentoring, navigating professional and personal risks, and leading through each transition while acting on humanistic values. Al Guskin is a pragmatic idealist who persevere through the complexity inherent in unpredictable settings.

Peter Vaill, leading management theorist and Al’s colleague, commented about himself that he was “a dance instructor, not a dancer” to which Al responded, “I really am a dancer,” as dancing entails dealing with a constant flow of intense changes. Being a dancer, whether as an institutional leader or in a ballroom, requires one to continually balance the external “music” with the internal integration of mind and body while at the same time giving clear cues to followers about next steps.

Good fortune has followed Al across many paths. Wonderful philanthropists and mentors provided him with unexpected professional opportunities that led to over five decades of university leadership roles as well as years of writing and consulting. Meeting the love of his life at fifty-one transformed his personal life.