Everytime I think I’m going to inspire someone, I get inspired myself. My latest inspiration came in an unexpected form: 50 high school students. These students are a part of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago’s amazing program called CHASE Your Dreams, which is a six-week summer internship dedicated to helping giveRead more
Blog
Is corporate social responsibility (CSR) an occasional standalone activity for your company? A sidebar on your website? A permanent line item on the corporate bucket list? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, you’re missing an opportunity to attract new talent and win customers. How effective is CSR for driving growth? A recent PwC GlobalRead more
School is ending for the class of 2018, and employers across the nation are getting ready to welcome them into the workforce. For some of these new grads, this is when their parents take a first step back and let them stand on their own two feet. As these new grads’ employer, not only areRead more
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Whenever I think about this verse by poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou, it reminds me of how it feels to work in an organization where employees have a deep, personal connection withRead more
Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a class that taught you everything you needed to know about life and how to be a successful business person, a perfect parent, a superb spouse and everything in between? I’d sign up for that class in a heartbeat, but there is no one-stop shop that teaches usRead more
In this day and age, everything a company does can be documented, recorded and shared with not only friends and family, but the whole world. How many times have we seen companies make news headlines because of customer service, or lack thereof? It doesn’t take much for a company on the wrong side of theRead more
The simple reality for most professionals is they spend more time at work then at home with family. You’ve probably heard that statement a time or two, or you’ve probably thought the same thing. Working diligently isn’t a bad thing, but spending time away from family and friends day in and day out can haveRead more
There is nothing quite as special as having a child. If you’re a parent, then you know what I’m talking about: that feeling you get the first time you hold your newborn baby and look into their eyes is unlike anything else you could ever experience. Trust me, I have three kids! You prepare yourselfRead more
Remember back in 2014 when CVS made the decision to stop selling tobacco in their stores? CEO Larry Merlo was willing to leave billions of dollars in revenue on the table because the sale of tobacco products was inconsistent with the company’s purpose of helping people on their path to better health. Today we hear soRead more
It was inspiring to see Murad Al-Katib, CEO of AGT Food, named Ernst & Young’s 2017 World Entrepreneur of the Year. Al-Katib, a master of supply-chain innovation, was recognized not only for building one of the world’s largest vertically integrated agricultural supply chains, but also for his heroic humanitarian efforts to feed Syrian refugees. Al-Katib’s story is particularlyRead more