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The Power Puzzle: Unlocking the Code to True Engagement
A few years ago, my family and I went to Cancun to celebrate my husband’s birthday. While we were there, we took a trip to Chichen Itza, one of the greatest Mayan centers of the Yucatán peninsula. Today, it’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site that includes a stepped pyramid...
Aligned Goals: Connecting all 5 Generations. Side by Side.
As our Employee Engagement Specialist, Jenny Jacobs brings an infectious humor and midwestern sensibility to everything she does. Jenny is a lifelong learner and a natural teacher who guides our clients through a structured employee engagement method that improves bottom...
The Bottom Line on Women in Leadership
When it comes to leadership roles in publicly traded companies, it's still a man's world. That’s the not so surprising takeaway from a report released by Peterson Institute for International Economics. What is surprising is the finding that organizations with 30% female...
8 Must Read Books on Women in Leadership
“Thirty years after women became 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, men still hold the vast majority of leadership positions in government and industry. This means that women’s voices are still not heard equally in the decisions that most affect our...
Purpose: Connecting All 5 Generations. Side by Side.
As our Employee Engagement Specialist, Jenny Jacobs brings an infectious humor and midwestern sensibility to everything she does. Jenny is a lifelong learner and a natural teacher who guides our clients through a structured employee engagement method that improves bottom...
How to Engage 5 Generations. Side by Side.
As our Employee Engagement Specialist, Jenny Jacobs brings an infectious humor and midwestern sensibility to everything she does. Jenny is a lifelong learner and a natural teacher who guides our clients through a structured employee engagement method that improves bottom...
The 4 Steps to Extraordinary Productivity in 2017
Remember the days when someone asked you, “How’s it going?” “Fine,” was your auto-response. “Fine” was code for, “I have a lot on my plate both personally and professionally right now, but unless you have an hour to listen, I don’t think you want me to get into...
5 Leadership Books to Have on Your Radar for 2017
If you’re still trying to shake off the political hangover from last year, you may want to turn to leadership books that offer fresh inspiration in 2017. Here are 5 books being published this year to keep on your radar. Among them, you’ll find uplifting lessons from...
Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Power of Transformative Leadership
In honor of this week’s observance of Martin Luther King, Jr., I am re-posting this blog originally published on January 19, 2015. I think it bears repeating. Consider this. When Martin Luther King, Jr. announced the March on Washington in August 28, 1963, organizers hoped...
SUE Talks: Give the Most Transformative Speech of Your Life
You’re standing on stage. Alone. You can just make out the silhouettes of the people sitting in the audience. Mostly women. In the back of the room, cameras are trained on you. Everyone is waiting. You take a deep breath. You have 12 minutes to give what may be the most...
Our Ten Most Popular Blog Posts of 2016
It's hard to believe that 2016 is almost over. But before we dive into 2017, we took a look back at which of this year’s posts got the most social media traffic. The most popular posts covered how to leverage unconventional leadership traits like “4 Ways Introverts Excel...
5 Children’s Books to Add to Your Leadership Library
Leadership can be complex. It’s especially true this time of the year when we’re focused on tying up annual goals and planning for a strong 2017. It’s easy to get caught up in the busy-ness of it all and forget about the people-side of leadership. As an antidote to the...