Over the past few weeks, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has gone from being someone the world hardly knew to an individual whose heroism and leadership people from around the globe are heralding. It’s no secret why this has happened: in the face of overwhelming odds against Vladimir Putin and his Russian forces, Ukraine’s president has continued to […]
In recent decades, the business world has thankfully served up a cadre of leaders who’ve set an extraordinary example of what it means to guide an organization on the path to serving a greater good. To contributing to the lives of multiple stakeholders. To changing the world. Think of leaders such as Hubert Joly (former CEO […]
Leaders everywhere are scrambling to figure out how to navigate the fast-changing rules of a hybrid workplace. Too many are grasping at straws to figure out how to communicate, coach, give direction and feedback, deepen connections, and remain credible across technological, geographical, and organizational boundaries. By now, many have figured out that what used to work—appearing […]
According to the US Department of Labor, September posted a record-high level of voluntary job resignations: 4.4 million. Since April, that brings the total to more than 20 million people who’ve quit. Most employers are anxious about the mass exodus happening from today’s workplaces. Microsoft’s recent research suggests that 41 percent of workers across the world are thinking […]
In October 1998, a Parkersburg, West Virginia, cattle farmer named Earl Tennant noticed that his livestock was dying from a strange illness. Half of his cows and their calves had mysteriously died, and the rest had been born deformed and dead. Strangely, even buzzards wouldn’t eat the carcasses. Using his own camcorder, he carefully documented […]
What does workplace courage look like? While some of us may have a clear idea that comes easily to mind, no doubt many others think of it as something abstract and non-quantifiable: “It means doing the right thing.” “It’s about sticking up for your coworkers.” “I know it when I see it.” James Detert, an […]
In 2015, Ed Townley became the CEO of Cabot Creamery, the acclaimed but plateauing Vermont dairy producer and cheesemaker. A former accountant who started his career working at IBM, Townley had no background in farming or cheesemaking. But before his turn as CEO, he had spent the previous decade in various roles at Cabot—the largest […]
Patagonia has long been considered one of the world’s most-admired companies. Apart from their millions of dollars in annual contributions to environmental causes and land conservation, the outdoor apparel company is known for their generous benefits and employee-centric workplace. But there’s an even more important reason to respect them: In the nearly 50 years since they […]
2020’s tumultuous story exhausted, terrified, and infuriated us—and broke our hearts. It also summoned us to live lives of greater truth, justice, and purpose. Now, as 2021 has unfolded, an insurrection at the capital, a pandemic that seems to be mutating and intensifying before it wanes, it may be hard to stay motivated to stick […]
Beleaguered leaders are grasping for ways to keep their organizations focused and motivated. The workforce, feeling whiplashed like accordions—some called back to work, some staying at home—has reached an all-time level of pandemic-fatigue. With promises of a vaccine still in the distance, anxiety levels are surging along with case numbers. Fewer industries have been hit […]
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