Entries by Susan Harper

Leading Sustainability: Look to the Future, Make Bold Choices and Don’t Go It Alone

This blog is provided by Trista Bridges and Donald Eubank, co-founders of Read-the-Air and authors of a new book, “Leading Sustainability: The Path to Sustainable Business and How the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) Changed Everything,”  as a companion to their podcast Leading Sustainability: The Path to Sustainable Business and SDGs .This article shares practical steps […]

Leading During a Crisis: Explosion in Beirut, The Aline Kamakain Story

Maureen Metcalf, ILI’s CEO and Founder, is a fellow of the International Leadership Association (ILA). In this role, ILA recommends 12-16 interviews for her radio show focusing on innovating leadership. The show focuses on balancing academic excellence in leadership with personal stories of high-impact leaders, thought leaders, and authors talking about their latest books and […]

Vertical Development: Elevating Your Leadership

This blog is provided by Ryan Gottfredson, Assistant Professor of Leadership at California State University-Fullerton, author of Success Mindsets, and a Mindset Consultant/Trainer/Speaker.  It is a companion to his podcast Success Mindsets: Your Keys to Unlocking Greater Success in Your Life. Two types of development leaders can go into horizontal and vertical development. Horizontal development […]

Leading Through Change: A Military Perspective

United States Navy Rear Admiral Deborah Haven, Retired, provides this blog.  It is a companion to her podcast Leading Through Change: A Military Perspective. Here are my observations and takeaways from my experience navigating change in a wide variety of global logistics organizations supporting the US Military and our allies. Much of my experience has […]

Seeking to Understand: Advice to Successfully Implement DEI Initiatives

Maureen Metcalf writes this blog and summarizes 5 recommendations Roger Madison shared about how leaders can improve the outcomes of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.  It is a companion to the podcast Diversity and Inclusion Insights from IBM South Africa Experience. Recently, I was honored to interview Roger Madison, a successful person of color […]

Capitalism Needs a Rethink – Evolving Toward a Stronger and More Equitable Future?

This blog is provided by Ty Montague, co-founder & CEO of co:collective, a creative and strategic transformation partner for purpose-led businesses, as a companion to his podcast StoryDoers: Leaders and Organizations with Clearly Defined Higher Purposes.   It is fair to say we live in a world described as volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA). […]

Leaders Need to Defeat Unconscious Bias

Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts, provides this blog as a companion to his podcast The Blindspots Between Us: How to Overcome Unconscious Cognitive Bias. How can leaders defeat unconscious bias? First, you need to know what unconscious bias is. Unconscious bias (also known as implicit bias) refers to unconscious forms of discrimination […]