On Leadership

As Billie Jean King once wisely observed, “Create your legacy, and pass the baton.” This summer, I had the privilege of announcing a leadership transition at Business Publications Corp. (BPC), where I will be stepping …

I once had a job where our entire company and spouses were expected to attend a lavish holiday party at the boss’s house. Our leadership team dreaded this particular event as it was on a …

If someone else destroys our old business model, we will be ruined. But if we destroy our old business model, we will survive.

If your team …

Recently, a friend of mine called me with so much excitement in her voice that I thought she’d won the lottery. But no, it turned out that a morning meeting had been canceled. She was …

Have you ever had a colleague who you knew was having mental health issues but you weren’t sure what to do? Earlier in my career when I worked in investment management, I had a beloved …

Earlier in my career, I had a very demanding job in finance where leaders were expected to regularly put in 80-plus-hour weeks. Naturally, I did what any self-respecting, overachieving, hyper-responsible perfectionist would do: I worked …

This is part of an ongoing series on Transformational Leadership.

As she nears 14 years as president and CEO of Des Moines University, Dr. Angela L. Walker Franklin is now one of the longest-serving university …

I am not a runner. Never have been; never will be. But I love to walk, logging several miles daily. A few years ago a friend of mine walked a half-marathon and my interest was …

When I was young, I competed on our small-town swim team. The summer before fifth grade, I was on a glorious winning streak until I developed an unfortunate scissor kick and got disqualified from several …