Search Results

JD Bergman JD Bergman reached the pinnacle of success only after heartbreaking near misses and perceived failures that defined an otherwise stellar early career. A first team all-state high school running back and multiple state wrestling champion who enjoyed great success as an Ohio State wrestler,...
Key Takeaways: People are smart in different ways. Understanding this can allow you to greatly encourage those you coach, mentor and lead. Understanding the diversity of intelligences (“smarts”) can be valuable to an organization’s managers and leaders. Have you ever had a student, employee, co-work...
Recently, a friend of mine was complaining about her supervisor. According to her, the boss claims to be “with the team,” but — from my friend’s viewpoint — the supervisor is incompetent to truly lead the team, so all he can do is to be with it. Coincidentally, another friend of mine has also been c...
  The Bigs Project: Inspiring Students To Take Charge and Become Excited About Their Careers There has been growing concern among managers and industry leaders that students are leaving their high schools unprepared for the working world. Ryan Smith, chief executive officer (CEO) of the research and...
Julie P. Martin, PhD Julie P. Martin, Ph.D. has two decades of formal and informal mentoring experience with a focus on expanding research capacity in STEM education. She is a former National Science Foundation program director and uses that experience to mentor faculty in navigating the proposal pr...
This article will support you to: Acknowledge some of the varied situations that leaders face Reflect on how to support employees Contemplate how to maintain balance Coming into a leadership situation, it is expected that you understand how to create structure, set up timelines, develop metrics, mon...
Key Takeaways Performative allyship—the rhetorical support of a diverse and inclusive culture that is not bolstered by meaningful action—leads to both tokenism and a toxic work culture.  Going beyond performative allyship requires leaders to be intentional, persistent, and accountable for the workpl...
Have you woken up in the middle of the night — worried about how an upcoming meeting will turn out? Talk yourself out of doing something that would be challenging but achievable? Or start worrying about how many ways a project could fail? You are not alone. At some point, everyone has negative thoug...
In this episode, Andrea Carter from Belonging First discusses the power of building strong workplace cultures that prioritize connection, trust, and collaboration. She shares strategies for fostering inclusive environments where employees feel engaged, valued, and motivated to contribute to organiza...
Lori Kendall, PhD Dr. Kendall has 25+ years’ experience as a serial entrepreneur and technology executive for venture-backed and publicly traded firms. She is a Silicon Valley veteran in software, hardware, and communications, with a primary focus on both new venture creation and private equity  piv...