Six Lessons From 26 Years in Purpose-Driven Work
For more than 26 years, I’ve had the great privilege of working in the nonprofit sector within organizations tackling some of the biggest challenges facing children and families, including...
For more than 26 years, I’ve had the great privilege of working in the nonprofit sector within organizations tackling some of the biggest challenges facing children and families, including...
If you had told me during my years in television that I would someday be talking about commercial roof inspections and reroofing projects, I probably would have laughed. Then...
I spent eight years building a career in higher education. I earned my master’s degree in the field, I had prestigious internships, I was promoted, I had a plan,...
The Women Who Open Doors: What My Sister Taught Me About Courage, Opportunity and Giving Back I’ve been fortunate to have extraordinary role models throughout my life. My family...
Only about 19% of customers report trusting salespeople. And roughly half of Americans believe people, in general, are less trustworthy than they used to be. I am sad,...
When you think of leadership, we all have our own blend. Some characteristics come naturally, while others are developed through experience. Certain traits emerge during specific seasons of our...
You hired smart people. So why are they frustrated? Why is the meeting calendar out of control? Why does collaboration feel harder than it should? Why are people burning...
Success doesn’t require becoming someone else. That lesson comes through clearly in a conversation with Sloane Drake, whose career with Georgia Power and Southern Company offers a powerful example...
Beautiful office? Great. Free snacks? We’ll take them. Gorgeous lobby, standing desks, cold brew on tap and a wall covered in inspirational quotes? Lovely. But none of those things...
What separates a good leader from a great one? It may have less to do with having all the answers and more to do with knowing how to listen,...
What makes you invaluable at work? It probably isn’t one thing. It’s the combination of how you think, how you solve problems, how you communicate, how you build relationships...
Most companies have values. They’re printed in annual reports, posted on websites and displayed on office walls: integrity, respect, innovation, inclusion, community, excellence. But here’s a better question: Could...