Are you Struggling to Keep your Employees engaged? You're not alone. According to a Gallup survey, only 36% of U.S. employees are engaged at work. However, there's a simple solution - meaningful conversation. Engaged employees are more productive, committed to their...
The importance of inclusive and engaged leadership at the highest levels is very closely tied to the engagement of their employees. Employee engagement refers the level of commitment and enthusiasm that employees have for their work and the company they work for. When...
One of the greatest, yet least remarked-upon advances made by the medical profession in the 20th century was the widespread adoption of physical therapy as a means of soothing pain, rebuilding muscular strength and restoring confidence to people with disabilities. At...
Most of us are familiar with Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Ugly Duckling, in which a baby bird is born into a family of ducks who mock him for being ugly and clumsy, only to realize when he has grown into adulthood that he is not a duck at all, but a...
When we consider the visible Elements of Individuality that lead us to either respect others and take them seriously, or disregard them and their ideas, one that often goes overlooked is age, both apparent and real. In modern American society, as in most societies...
One of the greatest underappreciated advantages that most of us possess is access to the written words of others. Alphabets, printing and widespread literacy combine to let us experience times, places and sentiments other than our own and face our daily problems with...
Earlier this year, I became a Rotary member and was appointed as vice chair of the Toledo chapter's member engagement committee. I was thrilled when I heard that Rotary International recently approved a diversity, equity and inclusion policy statement. This commitment...
Over the past year, we’ve explored the inspiring personal stories of twenty-five people who overcame challenging circumstances to achieve great things. As “From Adversity to Achievement” celebrates the first anniversary of its inception, this seems like a fitting time...
Inclusive Leaders How many of us, at some point in our lives, have felt like we were an outsider – no matter how hard we tried to fit in? Who hasn’t attended a meeting and posed a thought-provoking question to only be met by the sound of “crickets,” or mustered up the...
One of the most unfortunate effects of prejudice is that it blinds us to the potential of new discoveries that come from unexpected places. When we insist on sticking to our old ways, associating only with people whom we already know and like, and using tools that are...
We often think of our personal and professional lives as being two separate spheres, with “success” in each appearing very differently and requiring different skills. Despite their differences, however, our experiences in either sphere have major repercussions in the...
The culture of the United States is one that celebrates the common man, and so many of the artifacts associated with “Americana” are popular consumer products. America is associated in people’s minds not just with baseball and apple pie, but also Coca-Cola, Levi’s...
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