As a college senior, Cheryl Harris says she didn’t have her eye on a career in procurement. “I knew how to spell procurement,” jokes Harris. Decades later, Harris, the Senior …
Hospital CEO Dave Schreiner on How Values-Driven Leadership Impacts Rural Healthcare
Rural healthcare is facing a crisis. Since 2010, 107 U.S. hospitals have closed, most of them rural, due to aging populations and rising costs. Yet in many cases, no other …
Three Steps for Giving Feedback that Works: Find it, Flip it, Elevate it
“The last 10 percent is always the hardest part,” a direct report once said as he invited me to share what I was truly thinking about his performance. Despite the …
Avoid Risk, Make Innovation Possible: Psychological Safety As the Path To High-Performance
This article was originally published at Forbes.com. Is it safe to bring your ideas to work? To bring your whole self? Lack of psychological safety is a barrier to creating …
Are You An Architect of Culture? Here are Your 10 Building Blocks
They say everyone knows what water is except a fish. Most people are like that about culture: they recognize it when they see it but find it hard to define …
This Book List Will Almost Earn You A Ph.D. In Leadership
This article was originally published at Forbes.com. Some books stick with you, long after you’ve closed the cover. The best books linger for decades, changing the way you look at …
Financial Exec Takes on Her Biggest Challenge: Helping Girls Overcome the Cycle of Poverty
As a financial industry leader, Dawn Harris Jeffries built a global career on her ability to tackle tough challenges. Her early training at the Federal Reserve Bank grounded her in …
Purpose & Performance: How Leaders Build Companies Where Values & Culture Lead to Profit
Being good at business starts with being good at what matters most: people, culture, and the values that connect them. But, how do values-driven companies do that? We answer that question …
The Link Between Culture and Storytelling: Book Excerpt
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Dr. Mona Amodeo’s new book, Beyond Sizzle: The Next Evolution of Branding. Amodeo is a graduate of Benedictine University and a long-time …