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February Hot Take: Why Can’t We Do Business With Love?
Think about your organization’s values for a second. I bet you have values such as integrity, honesty, innovation, or others that are similar. Maybe you have something like, Take Risks, or Customer Obsession, or even Embrace Curiosity. But do you have the word “love” anywhere…
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Ed Kirwan: Empathy Week: Using the Power of Film to Build Empathy
If we help young people develop empathy throughout their educational journey, they can boost understanding, reduce bias, and nurture a culture of belonging and increased well-being. Of course, many of us adults need this, too! My guest today, Ed Kirwan, founder, and filmmaker of Empathy…
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Gianna Driver: The Link Between Diversity, Inclusivity, and Performance
When we talk about diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, some leaders still roll their eyes or assume they have bigger fish to fry. But, happily, the trendline shows that companies that can move beyond diversity into true inclusivity experience sustained growth, higher performance, and…
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Denise Roberson: Mistakes Leaders and Boards Make When Thinking About Purpose
If you ask everyone on your team if they know why your company exists, what would they say? And no, “to make money” just won’t cut it these days. You might not think such existential ponderings have a place when you’re fighting fires, closing deals,…
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Sophie Wade: The Future of Work is Already Here – Here’s How to Adapt
The “future of work” is not in the future – It’s already here, so let’s start calling it the new era of business and work. Especially coming out of the Pandemic, many leaders struggle with how to adapt to changing work requirements, current business challenges,…
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Saira Rao: Why White Women Need to Talk About Our Racism
Talking about racism is hard. But ignoring it doesn’t make it go away. Empathy requires us to be humble and curious and to sometimes have hard, honest, emotional conversations. Only in acknowledging wrongs can we make things right -and that actually benefits all of us. …
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Anita Nowak: How to Engage in Purposeful Empathy Whenever You Need It
You don’t have to wait for empathy to strike.You can intentionally choose to engage in what my guest today calls Purposeful Empathy to change the dynamic of any interaction. But how? And how do you maintain your own boundaries when being empathic is part of…
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Berwick Mahdi Davenport: The Solution to Ending Racism and Building Stronger Teams
Racism was designed to keep us apart, It was designed to create conflict and a scarcity mindset. When we’re socialized to hide our authentic selves and not bring who we really are to every interaction, we just cannot connect. Leaders, whether tackling diversity and inclusion…
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Brandon Miller: Leaders: Do You and Your Team Really Know Your Strengths?
Great leaders are self-aware about their own strengths and encourage their teams to be as well. They harmonize everyone’s strengths, including their own, so folks know when to lean in or rely on others. These leaders actively leverage strengths to achieve high performance, but it…
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December Hot Take: Who Do You Want to Be Next Year?
It’s already time to make space in your exceedingly full schedule to plan your goals for next year. So why does this happen to us, every year? I propose it’s because we go about planning all wrong. We start with all the things we think…
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John Buford & Sean Georges: On Mission Leadership
We all know that when it comes to leadership and accomplishing a mission, the US Military is hard to beat. But we think we understand what that means – it’s actually not about cold commands or ranks and titles. If you want to become a…
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Hot Take: Empathy for the Real Story of Thanksgiving
As we slide into Thanksgiving here in the United States, I’m facing mixed emotions about this holiday as I get older and wiser. Now, don’t get me wrong, I have a lot to be thankful for, but let’s talk for a second about the myth…
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