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3 Reasons Why I Haven’t Written List Blogs Lately
Our VP of Client Engagement prepares quarterly reports on the impact of our marketing efforts. She starts with an At A Glance summary of our website performance, email subscriptions, and social media impact. Next, she drills down into each category to compare...
Black History Month: Stories of 5 Trailblazers You May Have Never Heard Of
When you think of pioneers in African American history, who comes to mind? For most of us, it’s leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Maya Angelou, and James Baldwin – and rightfully so. But, if names like Bayard Rustin, Bessie Coleman, and Jane Bolin don’t...
Leadership by Lincoln: 15 Steps To Lead in Turbulent Times
It’s been nearly eight months since George Floyd called out for his mother as his life was callously drained away by a white police officer in broad daylight on a Minneapolis street. Mr. Floyd’s death ignited a powder keg in America that spread around the world. Images of...
The Two Books in John Lewis’ Backpack on Bloody Sunday
On Bloody Sunday, John Lewis wore a backpack. In it, he carried fruit, a toothbrush, and two books. Lewis had expected to spend the night reading in jail. Instead, he spent it in the hospital after his skull was fractured from a police beating. He would carry the scars...
Renewing our Commitment to Push Progress Forward on Diversity and Inclusion
At Center for Executive Excellence, our mission is to take you from what is to what is possible. Whether we’re helping leaders implement culture transformation, helping teams build trust, or coaching individual executives to accelerate professional growth, our goal is to...
6 TED Talks from 2020 to Share with Your Leadership Team
How did your leadership team handle 2020? Did they cope with the COVID-19 crisis with agility? Did they prioritize your organization’s diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy? Were they empathetic with the WFH challenges faced by their team members? Since 2006, TED has...
The Leadership Legacy of MLK Jr. in 12 Powerful Quotes
Last week, Martin Luther King, Jr. would have turned 92. While it is customary to look to our elders for sage advice, King knew that he was walking a path of imminent danger, but that his words could not be silenced by a bullet. Before his assassination at age 39, King...
Use 2021 to Rise from the Grief of 2020
Early last year, a colleague sent me an article from the Harvard Business Review entitled, That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief. The article was published on March 23, 2020. That was just 5 days after Governor Gavin Newsom issued America’s first mandatory order for...
Our 10 Most Popular Blog Posts of 2020
It’s been an unprecedented year marked by uncertainty and disruption. Let's face it, many of us cannot wait for 2020 to be over. But before we dive into 2021, we took a look back at which of this year’s posts got the most buzz. Some of our most popular posts were book...
3 Things I Value About 2020: Reflections From a CEO
I learned so much this year. As much as I desperately want 2020 to be over – and as much as I know that the restrictions of living and working during a pandemic will not miraculously disappear in 2021 – I truly value the new skills, insights, and relationships that I built...
Meet 5 Graduates of an Elite Program for Transitioning Special Ops Team Members
For the past five years, I’ve had the privilege of serving as a pro bono coach for a San Diego-based nonprofit called The Honor Foundation. The program offers a 120-hour, MBA-style curricula that serves as a bridge for members of the Special Operations forces of the...
Doing Well By Doing Good: 12 Companies That Got It Right in 2020
The best organizations today understand that culture is their strongest asset and can be the glue to retaining top talent. Whether you nurture it or not, you have a culture. It may be empowering or toxic. Either way, the results are showing up on your bottom line. Here are...