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Dean’s Last Word – Exercising leadership in uncertain times

Dean’s Last Word – Exercising leadership in uncertain times

Remember when you first learned to drive a car—intently focusing on the control panels, the gas and brake pedals, perhaps a clutch and gearshift, all the while looking at the hood of the car to see where you were headed? There were so many things to pay attention...
Dr. Ayaz Mahmood Khan

Dr. Ayaz Mahmood Khan

Medicine Meets Business Ayaz Mahmood Khan is a respected pain management doctor in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. But there’s another side to this doctor: Khan is also the medical director at two pain management centers. One skillset is dedicated to treating patients,...

Gordon Sumner

‘I Try to See Every Volunteer That We Have’ Nonprofits need leaders, too, but nonprofit leadership styles vary from traditional corporate settings. Just ask Gordon Sumner, PhD, President and CEO of Veterans Moving Forward, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides trained...
Following from the Front

Following from the Front

Good followership fosters good leadership Maybe the first game we ever played as kids was “Follow the Leader”—and we’ve been doing it ever since. But what we overlook is that without followers, who do leaders lead? Indeed, if you flip the coin of leadership, what...
Unity of Purpose

Unity of Purpose

Bridging the gap between leaders and those they seek to lead requires a kind of alchemy. The separation between ineffective or underperforming leaders and those they seek to lead is often expansive. Trust and communication erode. If the gap persists, what are the...