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Most nonprofits fail for one simple reason: they don’t run like businesses. Dr. Sharon Elefant, CEO & Founder of The Nonprofit Plug, explains what nonprofit leaders must embrace to truly thrive. buzzsprout.com/339167/episode… #nonprofits #GrowStrongLeaders

What if the strongest leaders lead with heart first? A powerful conversation with @claudesilver, Chief Heart Officer at @vayner_x on calm, kindness, and belonging at work. If you care about human-centered leadership, this episode is for you. 🎧 buzzsprout.com/339167/episode…

Most companies say learning matters. But the best organizations build cultures where learning never stops. In my conversation with Deb Laurel on The Learning Advantage, we explored how leaders create environments where people grow—even under pressure. youtube.com/watch?v=c5CV4e…

What does principled leadership look like when people bring very different beliefs, emotions, and perspectives into the workplace? That question is at the heart of my interview with Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work @GPTW_US. buzzsprout.com/339167/episode…

@SassiestMinx So sorry for your loss and grateful you were able to be with him. You were his bright light in the world.

He’s gone. It was peaceful. 10:22pm. Thank you for your prayers. They worked.

What if leadership is infrastructure—not influence? This episode with @JiayuanT75156 explores trust, mentorship, and creating access so others can thrive. A powerful reframe for anyone developing people or organizations. buzzsprout.com/339167/episode… #GrowStrongLeaders #Leadership

On Valentine’s Day 36 years ago, at the request of Carl Sagan, NASA turned Voyager 1's camera back toward home for one last look. From 3.7 billion miles away, it captured this: a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam. Here is how Carl Sagan beautifully described it: “Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it, everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor, and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every 'superstar,' every 'supreme leader,' every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there — on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam. The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand. It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.”

You don’t need a better “how.” You might need a new operating system. @Townsendwardlaw shares with host @damonlembi on The Learn-It-All Podcast why powerful “wheres” create new "hows" — and why awareness changes everything. 🎧 Listen here: tinyurl.com/yra53dye

@SassiestMinx Holding you and your father close to my heart. I went through a similar experience last year with my mother (97), and you are wise to focus on self care and his care during this time. ❤️

I have been sporadically online recently as Dad is not doing well. His hospice team says he has months, maybe 2-3. He is 97-1/2 with heart & kidney failure and his body is just worn out. His dementia is progressing quickly. He is mostly lucid, but has begun hallucinating and unable to shift out of REM sleep to awake at times. He's been in hospital for the last few days due to passing out and falling flat on his face. Stitches, concussion. Scary. A hospital bed was delivered this week as he cannot really do steps any longer & cannot be alone. My brother's widow is going to come 2x a week to relieve me so I can get out of the house. He does sleep a lot so I will be posting but he is my focus now. I pick him up from the hospital today around 1pm. Not gonna lie - these last 3 days I have slept, and slept and slept. I was exhausted. Still am, but in a different way. I am more resolved than ever that his time here will be under his terms - as long as he can dictate those. If he cannot, I know what he wants & needs. My heart is aching. He did tell me hours before his fall that he is ready to go. I will still never forget the moment he "got it" and came out of his "republican" fog for good. "Annie," he said, "I spent my whole life mad at the wrong people. I am so sorry." People can and do change and it's never too late.

@Denver4VA @AGPamBondi And I'd love to see you IN that job, @Denver4VA. You'd be perfect in that role.

How do we lead AI without losing our humanity? New podcast episode with Gena Hoxha, PhD, Chief People & AI Officer at Ignitium, on human-first AI leadership, trust, and growing strong leaders in a tech-driven world. buzzsprout.com/339167/episode… #Leadership #AI #FutureOfWork

𝘽𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙖𝙩 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠 by @claudesilver is a thoughtful reminder that authenticity, calm, & kindness are real leadership strengths, not soft skills. An important read for anyone who cares about how they show up and the culture they help shape. tinyurl.com/mtd74rea

Thriving doesn’t start with doing more or trying to prove yourself. It starts with believing you’re enough. This is a powerful conversation with @kaminsamuel, PhD, on self-leadership, limiting beliefs, and redefining success. 🎧 tinyurl.com/35a24r6t

Great coaching starts with who you’re being, not just what you’re doing. This interview by Jonathan Carroll with Melissa Ford in The Coaches Chronicle is a meaningful reminder. tinyurl.com/dupxhntv

@theredhombre 💯I've experienced this first-hand and stopped engaging when I realized they were simply baiting me.

You cannot argue with MAGA. They demand evidence, then call your sources biased. You provide primary sources, they claim they're doctored. You show them video, they say it's out of context. You give them context, they say you're cherry-picking. This isn't debate. This is a systematic refusal to allow reality to intrude on mythology. You're not arguing facts. You're arguing whether facts exist.

Leadership isn’t about having all the answers. It’s about creating safety, asking better questions, and acting with courage. @GretchenGagel, PhD, shares powerful lessons on courage and allyship from 40 years in the construction industry. growstrongleaders.com/gretchen-gagel…

Some moments demand response. What happened to Alex Pretti has shaken me to my core. I hope you’ll read My LinkedIn article, "When Silence Is No Longer an Option." It's not political. I invite you to reflect on how to lead when something is deeply wrong. tinyurl.com/32yb499m

@OurShallowState 💯🎯He was so relatable, too, though I'm grateful he's in his current role at this moment in history.

Tim Walz - once again - is spot-on in his tone, content, and messaging. He's direct, articulate, informational, empathic - you can feel his genuineness and sincerity. He'd have been an excellent Vice President.

Self-awareness is key to being an effective leader. This TED talk by Tasha Eurich is one of the best I've seen on this topic. It was amazing to me that replacing one word with an alternative word could make such a difference. ted.com/talks/tasha_eu…