Leadership

We recently hosted panels where 23 CIOs shared their insights.  Here are  the six main themes we heard time and again throughout those remarks.

The core is to create inclusive environments where people belong and thrive, diversity is appreciated, and empathy is part of the culture.

Forgiveness begins with awareness and acknowledgement of where we’ve been and evolves to our aim and action to advance toward the desired future.

Leaders have the position and platform to influence what people think and focus on. This is both an opportunity and a responsibility.

In my leadership journey, I have come to rely on these habits to help me plan and prepare for my professional and personal journey in life.

Our wish for you during these next few weeks is for you to have the mindset and plan that will allow you to Rest-Recharge-Reflect and Reset.

Some of the inspiring stories of leadership at all levels that have emerged from this crisis, and how they relate to our role as leaders.

As we look ahead to a “Thanksgiving like no other,” I offer a perspective of that first Thanksgiving drawing perhaps surprising parallels to 2020.

Things are always changing. Sometimes it’s little changes that we just accept and move on. Sometimes it’s much bigger. Leaders are there through all of it. Change can be scary or it can be exciting, the choice is mine.

Own your experience and expertise.  Know that you don’t talk, write, and think like other people.  A good leader needs to be a good storyteller.