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55 for 55 Honoree
I am thrilled to be selected as one of the 55 outstanding Howard University School of Communications alums as the school celebrates its 55 years! I have lived my life as a communicator following the motto that the former Dean, the great journalist and TV host Tony Brown, drilled into us from day 1 of… Continue reading
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Leadership When You Are Surprised: The Battle of Paoli and the Danger of Untested Assumptions
Part 3 of the Leadership at the Threshold Philadelphia Campaign Series Shortly before midnight on September 20, 1777, Continental Army Brigadier General Anthony Wayne confronted a nightmare familiar to military commanders and institutional leaders alike. The threat he was watching had found him first. Following the Continental Army’s defeat at the Battle of Brandywine on… Continue reading
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When the Plan Cannot Survive: Leadership at the Battle of the Clouds; Pt. 2 of the Threshold to Leadership Philadelphia Campaign Series
Five days after losing at Brandywine on September 11, 1777, George Washington prepared to fight again. On September 16, 1777, the Continental Army and British forces maneuvered toward another confrontation in Chester County, near modern day Malvern. Washington was ready. The British were ready. Nature was not. A severe storm swept across the region. Heavy… Continue reading
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Leadership at the Threshold: The Battle of Brandywine
Leadership at the Threshold: Applying The Threshold Framework to the Battle of Brandywine Continue reading
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After America250, tips for crossing our nation’s next threshold Continue reading
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The Threshold of Independence: Applying The Threshold Framework to July 4, 1776 and the Creation of the Declaration of Independence
Every generation encounters moments that change history forever. Sometimes those moments arrive quietly. Sometimes they arrive with cannon fire. On July 4, 1776, fifty-six delegates to the Continental Congress crossed one of the most consequential thresholds in world history. By approving the Declaration of Independence, they transformed thirteen colonies into a nation—not because victory was… Continue reading
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Threshold to Independence: Applying The Threshold Framework to the July 2, 1776 Vote for American Independence
by Sheilah Vance History Remembers July 4. Leadership Changed the World on July 2. Every American schoolchild learns that July 4, 1776 marks the birth of the United States. Fireworks explode every year on that date because it appears at the top of the Declaration of Independence. Yet the nation was not actually born on… Continue reading
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Connie Clery and the Leadership of Transformation: Applying The Threshold Framework™ to the Woman Who Changed Campus Safety Forever
A tribute to the transformational leadership of the late Connie Clery. Continue reading
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4000 Days: A New Tribeca Film Reveals My Role in Changing College Hazing Law
I’m usually not good with keeping incredible things to myself. So here’s a inside scoop about this new film. On June 10th, the film 4000 days will have a world premiere at the Tribeca Festival. The documentary chronicles the struggles of three families whose personal tragedies became the center of a nationwide push for legislative… Continue reading
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The Cost of the Crossing: Memorial Day Memories of the Soldiers at Matson’s Ford, Leadership at the Threshold, and the Human Sacrifice of December 11, 1777
The Cost of the Crossing: Memorial Day memories of the Battle of Matson’s Ford on December 11, 1777 and leadership at the threshold, examined through the lens of The Threshold Framework as developed by leadership strategist, author, and attorney Sheilah Vance. Continue reading
Sheilah Vance
Musings from and events for Sheilah Vance, Esq., leadership strategist and author of the award-winning books: Threshold to Valley Forge: The Six Days of the Gulph Mills Encampment, Becoming Valley Forge, Land Mines, Chasing the 400, and Creativity for Christians; and creator of The Threshold Framework leadership principles
