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What's your approach to leadership? Dani Merlino, COO of Grow Your Occupancy, talks with The Ridge Senior Living's Marti DiTaranto-Milligan, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, and Diane Macheers, Vice President of Corporate Communications. Marti and Diane discuss The Ridge Senior Living's boots on the ground approach to leadership, and give an update on their strategic plan initiative to eliminate paid referral sources (hint: it's working!). https://lnkd.in/eeZ_Ruyy

Every business publication, from the Harvard Business Review on down, defines the CEO as being accountable for the performance and results of their company by ensuring the business operates efficiently and meets its goals. The necessary traits of a good CEO include vision, critical thinking skills, decisiveness, experience, trustworthiness, passion, and inspiration. Those CEOs who excel in the role define, build, and protect their organization's culture. A formal definition of 'organizational culture' is the underlying beliefs, assumptions, values, and ways of interacting that contribute to an organization's unique social and psychological environment. Culture is always top-down, never bottom-up. Culture will encourage personal and professional growth, or it will kill it. Culture is an organization's 'secret sauce' or a poison pill. It's the CEO who, ultimately, defines and cultivates the company's culture. The bottom line is that a winning culture allows an organization to attract and retain the best and brightest people. Period. Ohio Living's culture is alive and thriving and demonstrated daily through our team members' compassion, community, and faith in our mission and one another. That is what best defines our CEO, Larry Gumina, and the legacy he is building at Ohio Living!

The future may be unknown, but it can be an easier place to navigate in an "everything everywhere all at once" world with the right leadership, strategy and governance in place. Today we celebrate First City Credit Union as our newest Inner Circle member in 2024 to support Filene's Center of Excellence for Strategy, Leadership & Governance led by Filene Fellow Amy Hillman. Thank you for helping make this research possible! Learn more about this important topic at filene.org/leadership #35YearsofFilene

Did you know that Hartline Barger is Mansfield Rule Certified? The Mansfield Certification, facilitated by Diversity Lab, recognizes the structural changes and actions we have taken to diversify leadership in our firm by broadening the slate of talent considered for internal leadership roles and increasing transparency with written and accessible advancement processes and role descriptions. Learn more about how we implement these practices here: https://lnkd.in/gmqi-JkD

What a great story! Check out the inspiring leadership journey of our Bank of Texas CEO, Mark Wade. From facing personal crises to driving growth, he emphasizes transparency, teamwork, and personal development. https://brev.is/GnM0D #Leadership #Growth #BankingSuccess

Abel Frederic is the real deal. It is a privilege to get to see and learn from his thoughtful leadership and smart strategy identification and implementation.

Private Equity Wire will host the European Leadership Summit on February 28 in London where Alexander Silver, Principal, Secondary Investments, will share insights in a roundtable discussion, “Secondaries special: Liquidity, continuation and exit solutions.” Learn more below: #PEWLeadershipSummit #privateequity

I was privileged to join the The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's distinguished speaker series as a part of their #BlackHistoryMonth gathering hosted by the Goodyear Black Network. The discussion was moderated by my former colleague and friend, senior vice president and chief communications officer, Laura Duda. Though we’re not related, it was also wonderful getting to meet and hear from RaJohn Butler.   Throughout the dynamic conversation we discussed how individuals can, regardless of their roles, work to advance a more diverse and inclusive workplace. I shared that one of the simplest but most effective ways we can do to advance DEI in the workplace is to take the time to get to know our coworkers. When we welcome the opportunity to connect, not only can our outlooks change but so can our outputs. At all levels of business, having a mindset of inclusivity and being able to embrace diverse voices and perspectives is critical. Advancing the DEI work we do here at Exelon through every level of our business plays a critical role in our ability to deliver safe, reliable, and equitable energy to our communities.   Although Black History Month provides a chance to delve into subjects that benefit the Black community through meaningful discussions, DEI remains significant to our business year-round. For us, it’s a core value and not just a business strategy. We need to reflect the communities that we serve, not only in our entry-level teams but at the executive-level as well. We’re clear that anyone who works for Exelon is required to demonstrate these values, and it’s my job to be a model of that behavior. That means standing up for the values we represent and staying true to them despite ever shifting climate around us.   Thank you again to the Goodyear Black Network for inviting me to join this discussion. I’m honored to have been a part of this series.

Have you seen our latest blog? NASDDDS Executive Director, Mary Sowers, reflects on her experiences at the Global Leadership Exchange as we mark the 34th anniversary of the ADA. Read the blog here: https://lnkd.in/e97auTUp