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  • Purposeful Inclusion - Why Diversity Matters by a Strategic Planning Specialist
    January 27, 2020 at 5:00 AM
    We hear the term diversity a lot in the business world, but what exactly is it and why does it matter so much? Diversity means an organization employs...
  • Creating a Culture of Innovation as a Female Entrepreneur
    January 2, 2020 at 5:00 AM
    A culture of innovation is a critical ingredient in the success and longevity of a company. When employees are constantly inspired and encouraged to d...
  • Mentoring the Next Generation of Female Executives and CEO Leaders
    December 2, 2019 at 5:00 AM
    Have you ever thought about what a CEO leader was before they had that position?Did they start as a cashier at the local grocery store before climbing...
  • Leading Organizations Through Change

    November 1, 2019 at 12:00 AM
    Change is inevitable. No matter how strongly we cling to what we know, something will happen to change the way things are. Change can be for the bette...
  • Employee Engagement – Why It Matters
    October 7, 2019 at 12:00 AM
    Some people wonder how employees can muster up the strength to leave what is, by all accounts, a lucrative or high-paying job for a lower-paying one....
  • A Growth Mindset Is Key to Organizational Success
    July 9, 2019 at 12:00 AM
    What would you try if you believed that you could not fail?Perhaps you would launch a new business venture or leave your job in favor of self-employm...
  • Leading Global Transformation Requires Conviction and Courage
    June 11, 2019 at 12:00 AM
    To be a cutting-edge enterprise, one must be a leader in global transformation. Global transformation is the process of re-imagining the future and c...
  • Do You Need a Wendy?
    May 30, 2019 at 12:00 AM
    Despite trends toward humanizing the customer experience, corporations tend to circumnavigate the human side of our work in relation to their own emp...
  • Endurance Executive Q&A with Alex P. Bartholomaus
    May 5, 2019 at 12:00 AM
    I recently had the pleasure of conversing with Alex Bartholomaus, author of Endurance Executive: A CEO's Perspective on the Marathon of Elite Bu...
  • On Executive Presence
    April 16, 2019 at 12:00 AM
    When savvy companies launch new products, they connect those products with likable and respectable figures. This explains why brands enter endorsemen...
  • Generations Living So Boldly on International Women’s Day
    March 8, 2019 at 12:00 AM
    Reflecting upon the call to enact the International Woman’s Day theme this year, I came across a poem written by the young and brilliant Rupi Kaur: ...
  • The Power and Purpose of Authentic Leadership
    February 12, 2019 at 12:00 AM
    "Playing it safe is just about the most dangerous thing a woman like you could do," says Nicolas Cage to Cher in Moonstruck, a favorite fil...
  • Executive Leadership in an Era of Accelerating Technology
    January 15, 2019 at 12:00 AM
    I have spent the bulk of my career in corporate restructuring. I have learned over time that there are myriad reasons why companies fail, but chief a...
  • Your Company Needs a Chief Growth Officer Now
    December 11, 2018 at 12:00 AM
    Many leaders complain about silos in the workplace. They rail against internal cultures of exclusivity that leave some team members in the dark about...
  • Future CEO: What I Would Tell My Younger Self
    November 16, 2018 at 12:00 AM
    I have a message for those yet to discover their inner genius, for those Generation Z leaders-in-waiting. It's a message I would share with my y...
  • Why Collaboration Leads to High-Performing Teams
    October 16, 2018 at 12:00 AM
    In a digitally connected world, where platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat are home to billions of image-obsessed users, it c...
  • Tips for Federal Buyers as We Pull the Plug on FY 2017
    August 11, 2017 at 12:00 AM
    GPN asked SourceAmerica’s Clara Conti to explain how her organization can assist federal buyers before the end of the federal fiscal year on Sept. 30...