Lessons from Grassroots Leadership I’ve often wondered what the world would look like if those who sought high office were the best leaders among us, not the ones with the…

Courage is a Verb Malala Yousafzai is a 25-year-old Pakistani woman recognized as history’s youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. She received the award at the age of seventeen.…

Blockbuster Teams Did you watch the 2007 film Lions for Lambs? If you didn’t, consider yourself lucky. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a rating of 37 on a scale of…

Resolve and Reinvention in the Wake of Disturbance July 2022 marked the 53 anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. It almost didn’t happen. By January 1967, the space race…

Leveraging Your Whole Energy Let’s talk about energy. Workforce and Leadership energy. If you’ve been in the corporate environment long enough, you become very adept at reading the energy radiating…

Prejudice, Pride, Change A paradigm shift is underway in our public schools. For generations, public schools enabled bullying toward LGBTQ+ persons, because many administrators were homophobic like the students perpetuating…

First and foremost, one must perform to be successful — in leadership, this is multi-faceted; business results, people results, demonstrated accountability to others. Performing in leadership also means surrounding ourselves with diverse…

Anchoring Your Organization in a Time of Sea Change I’m often asked if organizational culture and employee engagement can survive – and thrive – in an era of hybrid and…

Compassion vs. Performance: A Conversation, not a Death Match There is a woman that I’ve become acquainted with – Myra; she’s a technologist with terrific skills and a bright future…

Finding the Sweet Spot in Work and Life There is a woman that I know, Gina, who makes great ice cream. Well, gelato to be precise. She learned the recipes…