Between COVID-19 and the ongoing racial unrest in the US, the business community has been pressed into moral leadership. This is worthy of examination. The brutal murder of George Floyd at the hands of four police officers now finds businesses signing on wholesale to social justice. But what does that mean? Will businesses put health-related ... Read more
How We’re Priming Some Kids for College – And Others for Prison In the United States, two institutions guide teenagers on the journey to adulthood: college and prison. Sociologist Alice Goffman spent six years in a troubled Philadelphia neighborhood and saw first-hand how teenagers of African-American and Latino backgrounds are funneled down the path to ... Read more
What is revealed when we stay conscious in the midst of great upheaval? When we are willing to inquire with an open mind, we can move beyond simply coping with disaster and discover a life-changing truth untouched by any loss. Recorded in March of 2011 following a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, this monologue is relevant ... Read more
Near the end of 2018 a group of foundations, led by the Hewlett Foundation and including the Koch Foundation, launched a project to study the current state of civic education in America. Concerned about the state of civic knowledge and political practice in our country, these foundations wanted to invest more in civic education, but ... Read more
“Without using your thoughts, associations, perceptions, emotions or memories… who are you?” There are so many labels, identities, cultures, religions, and even political affiliations that we can adopt to divide us. But our connection is so simple and greater than all these. Prince Ea presents his take on who we really are and our core ... Read more
Gender, Climate, and Security: Sustaining inclusive peace on the frontlines of climate change “The global threat of climate change and environmental degradation is poised to exacerbate the already increasing number of complex emergencies, which disproportionately affect women and girls. There is therefore an urgent need for better analysis and concrete, immediate actions to address the ... Read more
In this episode of the Ezra Klein Show, Vox staff writer David Roberts interviews Rhiana Gunn-Wright, the chief architect behind the Green New Deal. While the Green New Deal has drawn extraordinary praise and criticism alike, there is also a lot of misinformation regarding the resolution. Working out of a think-tank called New Consensus, Gunn-Wright ... Read more
This post explores the idea of leadership intelligence, or the areas of focus specific to developing leaders. While many skills have been said to cultivate proficiency in leadership, most of those actually only cultivate proficiency in management. As we increase awareness, we face what we do not know, which can be unsettling, and cause anxiety. ... Read more
Tony Zampella distinguishes each element of authentic trust, and explains how each element enhances or diminishes our capacity to become trustworthy.
New to homeschooling? We can get through this together… With the new reality of sheltering-in-place, comes a new reality of needing to “school” our children. In many situations, schools have quickly migrated their curriculums online. Depending on the age of the child, however, and the school, the parent is left figuring out what to do ... Read more