3 Habits for a More Balanced Life
As entrepreneurs, it’s easy for us to become completely immersed in our work. We believe in it. We’re passionate about it
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A Warrior’s Song
It’s mid-morning. It’s dry, dusty, hot and almost 100° F. I’m walking through the market in Old Fangak, South Sudan.
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The Accidental Leader
I never set out to be CEO of a hospital. I actually had aspirations of beauty school in my younger years, as I always liked helping people feel good about themselves.
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The Power of Not Knowing
“Knowledge is power.” Coined by Sir Francis Bacon in 1597, I have always found this phrase to be personally significant.
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Harnessing Servant Leadership
My life changed at the Oregon Entrepreneurship Network’s Angel Oregon Conference in March of 2011.
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Healing the Half-World: How My Worldview Changed from Helping Leaders with Complexity
I’m a business school researcher, and the game has changed throughout the years. I’ve come to sympathize more with the demands and expectations placed on leaders
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Active Listening for Active Leading
I am the newly appointed Dean for the College of Business and Public Policy (CBPP) at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), and this past year has been one of personal firsts: It was my first appointment as a university Dean, and the first time moving my family to live in Alaska.
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The Boulder Problem
Leadership and rock climbing have striking similarities. I recently watched Free Solo, the 2019 Oscar-winning documentary about Alex Honnold’s ascent of Yosemite’s El Capitan. The climb is 3,200 feet straight-up, and free soloing is ascending without a rope.
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Reach for Diversity, Unleash Potential
The Value of Outsiders
I am a career outsider. I have never held any particular leadership position longer than two years, but that’s not uncommon in my profession. Like many of my colleagues, I am a generalist, and resist “expertise” as I see it as a potentially inhibiting label.
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