Entries by Jenna Reik

Curing Corporate Short-Termism

Greg Milano, Founder and CEO of Fortuna Advisors, provided this article as a companion piece to his podcast Curing Corporate Short-Termism.   Most companies are facing profitability headwinds as inflation drives up their operating costs and rising interest rates make financing more expensive.  Some have such strong brand differentiation that they are able to pass these […]

The Power of Praise: Making People’s Performance Positive

Benjamin Marcovitz, a leadership expert and the founder and CEO of the Rise Institute, shared this article as a companion to his podcast The Power of Praise: Making People’s Performance Positive. Typically, when an underperforming employee isn’t improving despite your best efforts, the next move is to transfer or terminate them. But what if you […]

Long-term Benefits of Mindfulness Intervention to Reduce Stress, Burnout

Maryanna Klatt, Director of the Center for Integrative Health at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, provided this article as a companion to her podcast Integrating Integrative Medicine in Leadership. A new study is one of the first to show sustained benefits more than a year after completing a voluntary 8-week Mindfulness in Motion (MIM) intervention […]

Your Grit (Perseverance and Passion): 4 Levels

Jim Ritchie-Dunham, president of the Institute for Strategic Clarity and co-author of Ecosynomics: The Science of Abundance shares this article as a companion to his podcast The Power of Passion & Perseverance: Four Levels of Grit. In this podcast, Freakonomics UChicago economist Steven Levitt explores “grit” with Grit UPenn psychologist Angela Duckworth. Characterizing grit as perseverance and passion, they explore different ways people think […]

New to Foresight? Start Here.

Rebecca Ryan, a top 50 professional futurist, economist, best-selling author, and entrepreneur, shares this article as a companion to her podcast The Future Is Yours to Create.    The most common question I’m asked is, “You’re a futurist? What is that?” Here’s my attempt to break it down in everyday terms. What do futurists do? Professional futurists […]

We’re at a Pivotal Time in Human History: Welcome to VUCA MAX

Chris Nolan is a multiple Emmy Award-winning director, creative director, marketing strategist, branding story expert, and author who provided this article as a companion to his podcast  Facing Uncertainty: It’s VUCA.    In the mockumentary/rockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap”, the lead guitarist character, Nigel Tufnel, tells the director of the film that he’s gone beyond […]

The Future of Work In Four Words

Rod Lacey, Chief People Operations Officer at SimPRO, provided this article as a companion piece to his podcast Employees: Empowered!  Welcome to another edition of the Connex Executive Insights Series, produced in collaboration with Connex Partners, an invitation-only executive network that brings industry leaders together from the worlds of HR and Healthcare. Connex Members are […]

Growing a Powerhouse City: Leading Together

Kenny McDonald, President and CEO of the Columbus Partnership, a civic organization of Columbus’ top business leaders, shares his experience growing Columbus, Ohio. This podcast, Growing a Powerhouse City: Leading Together, was conducted at the CIO Tomorrow Conference, where Kenny was a keynote speaker. This article was written by Maureen Metcalf, CEO of the Innovative […]