I am grateful to know that these conversations are happening, John.  My hope here was to challenge the leaders in my life, some of whom are part of the #leadchange group, to participate in this as well.  I understand that Twitter is sometimes a difficult forum for use on more complex and challenging issues, but I KNOW this community cares deeply about character in leadership.  I am almost hyper aware of my words because I speak to about a hundred students daily.  Some of my Twitter leadership friends have thousands or even tens of thousands of followers.  Their impact can be incredibly significant.

As for the media focus, I agree that they have clearly had other priorities, but I found out about this event through social media rather than CNN or other news sources.  The role of social media, especially among our youth, is incredibly important.  I encourage all of us to remember that we have tremendous influence.

I appreciate your words here and will definitely check out the sources you mentioned!  Thank you!