Yearly Archives: 2021

Under the guidance of director Deidre “DeeDee” Merritt and her team at the national office, NCAA leadership development provides education and training to foster the growth of the next generation of leaders, and to assist with the transition to life after college sports.

ExactTarget cofounder and former CEO, Scott Dorsey, is often credited for building one of the most powerful and enduring cultures of all time. It has endured even years after the company was acquired. I had the chance to talk to Scott about “Being Orange,” his culture framework, and what he’s been up to since leaving ExactTarget.

If you had to launch a new leadership development framework to scale the culture of your fast-growing company, how would you do it?

What is the LEADx Community of Practice (CoP)? Once per quarter, LEADx invites Heads of Leadership Development to virtually network using Zoom. Our goal is...

Leadership skills are more important and in-demand than ever before, but also harder to come by. A 2019 study by a job market analytics company revealed that management skills “represent one of the biggest skills gaps in the job market.”

We're at an inflection point when it comes to re-engaging and retaining employees, and increasing leadership visibility is a piece of the puzzle not enough companies are thinking about. To create authentic connections between employees and leadership, Kachur offers three pieces of advice:

One of the best ways to decrease stress and increase resilience is free, painless, requires little effort, and can be done from the comfort of your own home. It’s not a marketing gimmick nor a passing fad. The answer to less stress, higher resilience, better brain function, and improved wellness is 7-9 hours of quality sleep—every night.

For most organizations, hybrid work is uncharted territory. Author, speaker, and researcher Tamara Myles hopes to change that. A resilience trainer at the University of Pennsylvania’s Positive Psychology Center and consultant for companies including Microsoft, Anytime Fitness, and Unilever, Myles is working on a book to help leaders navigate the new world of hybrid work.