Top 10 Habits of Outstanding Leaders
By Travis Bradberry, Entrepreneur If you want to be a leader that other people follow with absolute conviction, you must first be a pleasant leader. Tyrants and curmudgeons may lead a group of people for a time, but eventually they tire, usually before they stand out. Many times I ask people how they have been the best […]
Want to Improve Your Leadership Skills? Focus on Critical Thinking
By Bruce Eckfeldt, Inc. As a strategic business coach, one of my core responsibilities is leveling up leadership skills on the senior team. I like to say, if you want to grow and scale a business, you have to grow and scale its leadership. And one of the key skills I focus on is critical […]
Chapman Students Choreograph Dance for Seniors Befriended via Zoom
By Lou Ponsi, OC Register Students in Chapman University’s Department of Dance spent weeks connecting, through one-on-one conversations via Zoom, with a group of residents from the Emerald Court senior living community in Anaheim. A 100-year Holocaust survivor shared 80-year-old memories of her time spent in Nazi-occupied Europe. A resident opened up about her about […]
Harvard Business Review: How to Resist Old Routines When Returning to the Office
by Vijay Govindarajan, Anup Srivastava, Thomas Grisold, and Adrian Klammer, Harvard Business Review As vaccines are being shipped and administered, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on people’s lives and the business environment will gradually lessen over time. This will be a welcome change, but organizations must resist a complete reversion to their pre-pandemic practices. […]
7 in 10 Americans Say 2020 Made Them a Better Person – 72% Caring for the Health & Well-Being of Others
By Good News Network According to a new survey, 74% of Americans say 2020 has made them more aware of the needs of others—and more selfless than ever before. A poll of 2,005 Americans revealed that since March 2020, people are more often embracing the idea of neighborly love. Some examples include: 87% of Americans […]
Forbes: 41 Great Mother’s Day Gift Ideas For All The Special Moms In Your Life
By Nicola Fumo, Forbes Mother’s Day, which falls on Sunday, May 9 this year, will be here before you know it. Luckily, there’s still plenty of time to order Mother’s Day gifts. Whether you’re gifting your own mom, the mother of your children, a mom-to-be or another special mother in your life, Mother’s Day is […]
Female-Led Initiative Raises $1M for Game Designed to Teach Girls How to Code
By Sara Santora, Newsweek As the tech sector continues to grow, the number of women in STEM-related fields continues to decrease. According to Girls Who Code, 37% of computer scientists in the ’90s were women, but today, women only make up 24% of all computer scientists. Research shows that this disparity starts when girls are […]
LinkedIn Announces ‘LinkedIn Learning Hub’ to Provide More Comprehensive Skills Development Pathways
By Andrew Hutchinson, Social Media Today With economic activity set to ramp up significantly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and new work practices and processes, accelerated by the pandemic mitigation efforts, likely to influence career progression, in various ways, LinkedIn has announced that it will soon launch a new LinkedIn Learning Hub to […]
Huntington Beach Hosts Celebration of Diversity as Antidote to Hate
By Susan Christian Goulding, OC Register Hundreds of people gathered under the tall trees at Huntington Beach’s Central Park on Sunday, April 18, to show unity against racism and hatred. It was a day to build community and make an effort to meet and talk to each other after a challenging year, Councilwoman Natalie Moser […]
4 Ways To Create Truly Inclusive Policies
By Carol Sankar, Entrepreneur Following Meghan Markle’s recent, buzzed-about interview with Oprah Winfrey, opinions on social media could not have been more divided. Some had empathy for Markle, while others referred to the conversation as a “publicity stunt.” Either way, it highlighted several blind spots in our society around race and gender that mirror what […]