Originally published, June 2020. As part of our series, Rising to the Challenge: Values-Driven Leadership During the Coronavirus, we sat down with some of the leaders and thinkers we …
Three Reasons Your Company Should Make Vacation Mandatory
Vacation looks a little different during a pandemic. It’s still important you take it. Your plane tickets may be canceled, but that doesn’t mean you have to skip vacation during …
Strategies for Using DISC to Connect While Working from Home During COVID-19
Humans are wired to be social and physically together. Research shows us this very wiring has evolved to help us survive in harsh and challenging conditions. That connection has been …
What the World Needs Now: COVID-19 Creates a High Demand for Emotionally Intelligent (EQ) Leaders
COVID-19 has produced a lot of needs over the past few months. From the tactical needs of PPE, test kits and ventilators to the emotional needs of empathy and connection. …
Merrill Lynch Leader Helps Girls Grow During Social Distancing
Values-driven leaders are committed to service. That commitment is evident in the life of Dawn Harris Jeffries, a senior financial advisor with Merrill Lynch and the founder of GLOW Girls, …
Clarity of Vision When Times Feel Dim and the Future Blurry: An Optometrist Responds
Jeanie Lucy is a Public Health Optometrist. She is also assistant professor and course director for epidemiology/public health/optometry at Midwestern University (MWU), where she is Chair of Optometry Continuing Education. …
Pivoting in the Face of the Pandemic: How One CEO Moved His Company to an Entirely New Industry
Gamini Hewawasam leads two businesses from his home in the western Chicago suburbs. The first manages travel contracts with major airlines for clients. The second, based in his home country …
Leadership & Poetry: Calling Us to be More Fully Human
At first blush, leadership and poetry may seem to have little in common. However, a number of management studies have suggested various methods for leaders to leverage poetry, including a …
Medical Exercise Trainer Creates Desk Workout to Help Your Body Recover from Sitting All Day
Our Rising to the Challenge initiative highlights stories of leaders who use the resources they have (their businesses, skills, and networks) to have a positive impact on others during the …
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