by admin | Dec 5, 2014 | Grounded® Leader of the Week, The Grounded® Leader of the Week
Key Lesson: Knowledge and credentials are important, but passion and purpose will get you further. This week’s Grounded Leader, Lifeway Foods President & CEO Julie Smolyansky, is no stranger to juggling her life and work. When Julie Smolyansky took the reins...
by admin | Nov 28, 2014 | Grounded® Leader of the Week
Key Lesson: When you believe in your product and strategy, think long and hard before changing course. It’s Thanksgiving, so we’ve got food on our minds. Maybe that’s why we spotted this week’s Grounded Leader, AgLocal CEO Naithan Jones....
by admin | Nov 21, 2014 | Grounded® Leader of the Week
This week’s Grounded Leader understands the importance of purpose. When he started Under Amour in 1996, Kevin Plank knew he needed to rethink how we design athletic wear. With the purpose of improving athletic performance, he engineered clothing that would...
by admin | Nov 14, 2014 | Grounded® Leader of the Week
Key Lesson: Returning to the basics is often the best way to move an organization forward. In honor of Veteran’s Day, this week’s Grounded Leader is someone we’ve long admired both for his business acumen and for his commitment to touching and...
by admin | Nov 7, 2014 | Grounded® Leader of the Week
Key Lesson: When terrible things happen, how we respond says a lot about us. Our Grounded Leader of the week is Papa John’s CEO John Schnatter. On October 20th, the unthinkable happened – one of Schnatter’s employees was shot in the chest during a robbery at a...
by admin | Oct 31, 2014 | Grounded® Leader of the Week
Key Lesson: Believe in yourself and believe in others. You won’t know what you’re capable of unless you go for the gold. Westpac Group’s CEO, Gail Kelly, is a trailblazer. Beginning her banking career as a teller, she couldn’t have imagined...
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