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The Size of Your Hope

Nathan Magnuson

Ryan had big plans for a new software release, but needed to put the project on pause to sort out some of the final details. To bridge the time gap, he took an interim CEO role to help turnaround a small company. You might have expected Ryan to be despondent on our call. Then COVID-19 hit and disrupted everything.

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The #1 Obstacle to Great Workplace Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

“The level of toxicity in the workplace is at an all-time high,” warns Johnny Taylor, president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management (“SHRM”). Leaders need to boost human connection and cultivate cultures of connection in their teams and throughout their organization to protect against the natural drift toward disconnection.

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Keeping Perspective Amid Trying Times

CEO Insider

I can only imagine the uncertainty and stress that you likely feel. License and Republishing: The views expressed in this article Keeping Perspective Amid Trying Times are those of the author Ryan Gottfredson, PhD. If so, my heart goes out to you. But, if you are reading this, I imagine that you want to do more […].

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Minimalism: Doing More, with Less

In the CEO Afterlife

Released in 2016, this documentary directed by Matt D’Avella captures the lives of Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus. Less stuff, less clutter, less stress, and debt, and discontent. Yet, these nearly infinite options force us to make more decisions, thus causing more stress. Imagine a life with less.

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3 Factors That Make Costco America’s Best Employer

Michael Lee Stallard

I’ve spoken with Jim Sinegal, Costco’s co-founder and CEO from 1983 to 2011, and interacted with Ryan Watkins, a young Costco warehouse manager across the country in Oregon. Valuing people has been stress-tested at Costco, too. The job security Costco has provided also shows that it values employees as human beings.

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CMI Highlights

Chartered Management Institute

And, on BBC 5 Live's Wake up to Money programme (from 37:50; available until end of May), she stressed the importance of essential leadership behaviours such as transparency, humility and active listening in rebuilding trust within an organisation. What’s the role of NEDs, CEOs and Government in creating inclusive workplaces?

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August 2017 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric, said, “When you were made a leader, you weren’t given a crown; you were given the responsibility to bring out the best in others.” Miki Saxon of MAPping Company Success contributed Ryan’s Journal: When Is It Enough? by Ryan Pew. ” Find Cy on Twitter at @cywakeman.