Celena Roldán is used to heading where the trouble is—to Texas with Hurricane Harvey, Puerto Rico with Hurricane Maria, California when wildfires scorched that state—and rolling up her sleeves to help. As CEO of the American Red Cross of Illinois, she has deployed five times in four years to deliver disaster relief wherever it was…
Here’s a plan for dealing with a global pandemic: Step 1: Pull out the playbook. Step 2: Apply playbook to dynamic situation requiring quick decisions based on incomplete information. Step 3: Tear up playbook. Welcome to the work life of Michelle Dilley, Chief Operating Officer for CJ/DSC Logistics, who oversees the intricate, high-speed flow of…
Despite impressive progress in certain industry sectors, a 2019 study of women leaders in the U.S. aviation industry overall raises concerns about the lack of opportunities for women to advance, and also whether the current pipeline of female leaders is robust enough to sustain the progress that has been made to date. The study—”Soaring Through…
In unpredictable times, says Ann Drake, Founder of AWESOME and President and Founder of Lincoln Road Enterprises, effective leadership doesn’t come from increased control. Rather, it comes from embodying principles that empower leadership teams to consistently do the right thing, stay the course, and keep facing the unknown with a strong sense of “we.”