“Clarity of purpose and speaking up about what will make the difference in our communities and businesses is critical. Uncommon Candor inspires us to keep giving the gift of straight talk – for ourselves and others.”—MARIO MORINO, author of Leap of Reason and founder, Venture Philanthropy Partners
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A Truth Awakening for the New Year
The events that unfolded in the first week of January reawakened something…

Uncommon Gifts for an Uncommon Year
Here we are, at the end of a long, challenging year. Before…

Just Sneakers: The Tragic Loss of Zappos’ Tony Hsieh
I met Tony Hsieh in Las Vegas seven years ago. His fresh…

Conscious Conversations
Virginia Public Media (VPM), the Richmond-based affiliate of NPR and PBS, has…

Gender Diversity: From Applications to the C-Suite
I recently had the honor of moderating a break-out session during the…

Making Room for Leadership: WFT Coach Rivera’s Cancer Treatment
The Washington Post recently ran an article titled “Ron Rivera is coaching…

Good Economics for Hard Times, by Banerjee and Duflo
For our Bill Gates’ Summer Reading List final discussion, we read Good…

UC from RBG
Fight for the things you care about, but do it in a…