The Summer Shelf: Why Great Leaders Put People First By: Brittany Teepe Book Review: Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek Some leadership lessons come from boardrooms. Others come from battlefields. In Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek takes a military tradition and...
Career Clarity Doesn’t Arrive All at Once
Career clarity does not usually arrive all at once. It often starts by asking better questions, noticing what keeps coming up, and uncovering the question underneath the question.
Good Leadership: Embracing “Good Enough”
How Leaders Can Learn to Embrace "Good Enough" By: Patty Prosser I frequently get asked by leaders, "Am I doing enough?" My typical response is, "Enough of what?" They usually follow with questions like, "Am I focused on the right things?" or "Am I being...
The Summer Shelf: “The Happiness Advantage” Book Review
The Summer Shelf: Books to Inspire Better Leaders By: Brittany Teepe Book Review: The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor Raise your hand if you've ever told yourself, "Once I get through this project...then I'll relax." Or maybe it's, "Once I get the...
Good Leadership: Courageous Leadership in Practice
Courageous Leadership: What It Looks Like in Practice By: Patty Prosser Courageous leadership shows up in many ways in today's business environment. It can be as significant as being willing to elevate an issue to Human Resources after numerous attempts to...
The Summer Shelf: “Essentialism” Book Review
The Summer Shelf: Books to Inspire Better Leaders By: Brittany Teepe Book Review: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown As summer continues, many of us are looking for ways to simplify. Not just our schedules, but our mindset. Between...
The Career You Built May Not Fit the Life You Have Now
The career you built in one season may not fit the life you are living now. In this personal reflection, Jessica Gendron shares how motherhood, illness, and changing priorities reshaped her understanding of success, ambition, and career clarity.
The Summer Shelf: “Humor, Seriously” Book Review
The Summer Shelf: Books to Inspire Better Leaders By: Brittany Teepe Summer Reading Series Kickoff: Humor, Seriously by Jennifer Aaker & Naomi Bagdonas Summer has a way of reminding us to slow down, recharge, and make room for the things that inspire us. Whether...
We’ve Been Teaching People the Wrong Thing About Careers
We’ve Been Teaching People the Wrong Thing About Careers Prefer to listen? Here's a audio version of this post. In the first post in this series, I shared what happened when I achieved my dream job and still felt lost. After I left that CEO role, people...
I Achieved My Dream Job. Then I Got Lost.
I Achieved My Dream Job. Then I Got Lost. By: Jessica Gendron For most of my career, I had one goal. To lead. At first, that looked like becoming a college or university president. Later, it evolved into running a company. Becoming a CEO. Chasing the Dream Job But not...