Leadership isn’t about earning a seat at the table—it’s about something even more powerful: setting the table yourself, inviting others in and shaping the conversation. History’s most effective ...

A few weeks ago, I had a lengthy conversation with a friend in leadership. Deb Reardanz is the CEO of a lovely Illinois retirement community, Clark Lindsey Village. Our paths first crossed in 2019, ...

The son of a former client recently came to me in desperate need of help. He had inherited the family company after his father passed away and initially wanted nothing to do with it. Not unlike the ...

The lunch for the summer interns was held at the editor’s swanky men’s club. The other interns and I had arrived ahead of the brass and I took my seat in one of the club’s private dining rooms, next ...

As the scale and duration of COVID-19’s catastrophic effect on schools came into view, Illinois superintendent Theresa Rouse and National Superintendents Roundtable executive director James Harvey ...

In today's ever-evolving world, the need for diverse voices serving in leadership roles has never been more urgent. Yet, despite decades of advocacy and progress, women are still underrepresented in ...