Two Leadership Gaps Nobody is Talking About (and our plan to fix them)
In June of this year, I attended the Small Business Expo in Chicago. During the event, I had the opportunity…
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Thought Leadership
Leadership Starts Before You Get the Title
I’m a big fan of the podcast How I Built This with Guy Raz. In each episode you learn about…
Curiosity Enables Action While Judgment Permits Stagnation
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to lead quality control for a larger pharma company. It was an…
We have to unlearn the desire to be perfect, in order to enable progress.
Last week, I was listening to an interview on the podcast How I Built This with Todd Graves, CEO of…
Inspirational leaders aren’t born, they are committed to two key approaches.
In September 2024, I was at a conference chatting with talent development colleagues about growing strong leaders. One friend said, “You…
We often don’t appreciate or understand the impact we have on others.
100 Years ago yesterday, my paternal grandmother Lorraine and her Twin Elaine were born. Lorraine was an amazing grandmother. She…
To close the leadership gap, we need more accessible resources, not more leaders.
Earlier in my career, I got my first opportunity to manage a small team. In order to get the role,…
Helping as many Tinas (and Tonys) grow as possible
In 2022, I reconnected with a former colleague, we’ll call her Tina. Six years earlier, she was a call center…
AI can support people not just intellectually — but within the context of their current life experiences
It was a rough weekend in the Sprague household. We lost our beloved Penelope — suddenly and far too soon….