Building on Success in Milwaukee

One of the tenets of agile leadership is that the strongest strategies are built on the assets that already exist - whether in a company, an institution, or a community. So when a group of leaders in Milwaukee considered ways to strengthen their local economy more than a decade ago, they built on that city's heritage of brewing beer…but not in the way you might expect. And here’s another surprise: they didn’t start with a strategic plan. Dean Amhaus, president and CEO of The Water Council in Milwaukee, explains.