Ira Kaufman

“If there is one thing everyone can agree on, it’s that the world as-is is hurting. As a global society, we are overwhelmingly driven by negativity: greed, hate, and control. The economic and political institutions that currently exist are largely exploitative. We need a solution. With climate change already wreaking havoc on the world and

 “Transforming the leader to a Catalyzer is not a choice by rather a business necessity/imperative! In our crisis driven environment, where decisions are quicker, grounded in purpose, and based on uncertainty, the Catalyzer is a facilitator who acts as a lighthouse for focusing the organization’s energies, and who employs their capabilities to enable broad integration

“For generations we’ve borrowed from the future to pay for the present. Now, human society faces unprecedented challenges, from climate change to mass extinctions to dwindling food supplies and crises. However, it’s still possible to create a future where everyone thrives.  Building a more sustainable future will require putting technology at the heart of sustainability

“EmPower Us! takes you by the hand over the fraught threshold society is teetering on today with a framework for exploring a generative future personally, and together. I found it particularly compelling for a business book to speak with such authority as it does of organizational change through the voice of deep compassion, humor, and

“EmPower Us! addresses the root cause of the five global “dis-eases”; climate change, inequity, inequality for women and minorities, otherness, and the global disease COVID-19. They begin with a degradation of values and result in the breach of trust we see. We are born hardwired to universal values, like love, justice, peace or equality. Trust