Look out! Don’t worry, it’s not a real alligator, just a kind-of-scary picture of one. But…did you jump (it’s okay to admit it if you did)? If so, then you …
Developing Clarity Around Your Core Values: Tools & Resources
In business, it is easy to speak the same language and still need a translator. The problem isn’t that the words aren’t understood; it’s that the underlying meaning is missed. …
CEO as Chief Culture Officer: How Top Execs Create Lasting Cultures
Culture Creators & Culture Sustainers NOTE: The following is an excerpt from Making Values Meaningful, a new e-book published by the Center for Values-Driven Leadership. Download your free copy at …
How I Spend My Time: One Entrepreneur’s Answer
Editor’s Note: Every quarter we assemble a small group of CEOs and top executives, and ask them the same questions. The answers offer insights into the strategies and processes that …
Three Questions with John Heiser of Magnetrol International
John Heiser began his career as an attorney, but found he enjoyed the diverse responsibilities of organizational leadership to be a more appealing career path. After working in law, government …
Wisdom & Sass: The Words & Insights of Women that Inspire Us, for International Women’s Day
On March 8, the world will celebrate International Women’s Day, an annual celebration of the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. To mark the day, we …
How One Small Business CEO Went from Bully to Best-in-Class
Johnson, on campus at Benedictine University where she is a student in the doctoral program in Values-Driven Leadership. CEO Indigo Johnson is a strategic, forward-thinking, dynamic leader. What you might …
How One CEO Helps Humanity Kick the Plastic Bag Habit
Keller, as Bag Monster. The costume is created from 500 plastic bags, the approximate number used per American each year. Andy Keller was an unemployed business school graduate when he …
How to Prepare for a Crisis: Lessons from United’s 9/11 Chief of Operations
Sitting in the board room with an eye on his corner office, Andy Studdert, CEO of NES Rentals, is relaxed and in control. His company is growing again after a …