Why Brilliant Leadership Minds Embrace the Rule of 1 Percent
It’s really hard to make massive gains in skill and performance and talent, especially overnight. But it’s fairly easy to make small changes every day. That was the approach taken in 2009 by Sir Dave Brailsford, who said he could build Britain’s first-ever Tour de France winning team in four years with a three-pronged approach.
Leader in the Field- Jennifer (Specht) Frey, PhD, RN
Nominated by: Andrew Pron, EdD Jennifer (Specht) Frey, PhD, RN, has more than a decade of academic nursing education experience, as well as nursing leadership and administrative experience. She is focused on answering the call for nursing leaders to integrate health equity, the care of vulnerable and underserved populations, and interprofessional collaboration into nursing curricula. Jennifer […]
Reimagining the Workforce 2021
In the Fall of 2020, Wiley Education Services surveyed over 600 human resources (HR) and learning and development (L&D) professionals, including nearly 100 leaders at the Executive/C-level, to get a better understanding of what the biggest skills gaps are and how companies are responding to widening gaps within their businesses. This report examines how employers […]
23 Black Leaders Who Are Shaping History Today
Black Americans have played a crucial role in helping to advance America’s business, political and cultural landscape into what it is today. And since 1976, every U.S. president has designated the month of February as Black History Month to honor the achievements and the resilience of the Black community.
Ethically Adaptive Leadership
This morning, I was reading another blog that I regularly check out for great discussion of leadership issues (Leading in Context, by Dr. Linda Fisher Thornton). In her current entry (see here), she discusses the three words above, which often are not used together – ethical, adaptive, leadership. I was very intrigued by this pairing, […]
Leader in the Field- Dr. James Hedtke
Nominated by Sam Ullman Dr. Hedtke has taught me for four straight semesters (soon to be 5) and a summer/winter course. This man is a champion of teaching political science. Nobody deserve this award and praise more than he does, year after year, course after course.
Leading by Serving
Leadership is an important part of our life as social beings, as we co-exist, survive and thrive in a challenging world full of obstacles at all levels. It is very easy and very tempting to fall into the trap of seeing leadership primarily through the lens of personal or professional advancement – i.e. leadership as […]
Innovations and Initiatives Amidst Uncertainty
Dan and Lauren return for the fourth season of The Leadership Educator Podcast. Listen in as we share our thoughts on leadership education in 2021.