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This is the 52 nd “Tip of the Week” I have written. I wanted to use this important milestone piece to highlight one of the most important lessons I learned over the last year: “ Don’t be afraid to be great. ” Leadership development needs to be aspirational; that is why we constantly challenge our st...
Latinx have been identified as the largest ethnic or racial minority within the United States. Latina youth have the opportunity to shape the workforce and their communities. But these students need resources today to become the leaders of tomorrow. There’s just one problem: Little research has been...
Leadership is an interesting thing. From an outsiders point of view, usually the loudest voice is coming from the leader of the group. While sometimes that is true, it’s not always the case. From my experience as a competitor and now a coach, the loudest isn’t always the best. What gets people to fo...
In this episode of The Leadership Initiative, Andrea Carter shares how organizations can cultivate psychological safety and a deep sense of belonging to drive performance and inclusion. Drawing on her work at Belonging First, she offers practical strategies for building truly human-centered workplac...
In this interview, Jen Knox Shanahan talked to Fisher student Chenjiayi (Emily) Gu about her journey as a leadership studies student. Jen Knox-Shanahan (JKS): As an international student with many leadership roles, how do you balance external expectations with your own sense of identity and purpose?...
Mike DeWine, governor of Ohio, declared a state of emergency on March 9 when three cases of coronavirus infection had been confirmed (4 days before the White House declared national emergency). Together with Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton, DeWine continues to announce decisions on canc...
Each month, the Lead Read Today team offers a review of a leadership book that is helpful, trustworthy and includes concepts proven by leadership research. Have you ever eaten a frog? No? Me either -- at least not a real one! And I am pretty sure the author of Eat that Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop P...
It’s important for entrepreneurs to find the right sales model if they are going to be successful. We earlier identified some of the common ones in part one of this piece . But there’s more to learn. For products that are highly technical, have a long selling process or require an extended learning ...
Have you ever heard of “Fat Cat Thursday”[1]? It means that by the end of the first three working days of the year, some people— like the top CEOs — may have earned the amount of money a typical worker will take home in a year. While some wealthier people obviously enjoy more than almost everyone el...
Boeing, a giant in the aerospace industry, has faced severe turbulence in recent years, with a series of safety scandals and leadership failures threatening the organization. The company's struggles with the 737 MAX crisis, including two design-related crashes in 2018 and 2019 and a January 2024 doo...
