Greetings! I've been at the Independent Sector conference in my hometown of San Francisco the past two days. It's my first time at IS, and I am officially an IS convert. Seeing colleagues from all over the sector--both in the hallways and on the couches, and observing the sessions and speaking in the sessions. It's especially cool to see colleagues our age littering the podiums, the stools, and the stages of the sessions. Leadership development for the future? Heck no! Leaders NOW. (more…)