I was fortunate to meet Diana Hendel many years ago when she was CEO of a major medical center here in Long Beach, Southern California. I was working with he...

Ask yourself: what do you need and what don’t you need right now? You will emerge from this pandemic as a different person. Rather than reverting to what w...

We have a chance to take one step each day that allows our voice to be heard and our actions to be seen in our community. Showing up at the beach does not c...

Can you imagine a future in which everyone in Orange County has a safe place to sleep every night? Families Forward, an Irvine based nonprofit, has been oper...

April’s conversation is a continued reflection on our "new normal" from another very respected leader in our community who looks at the future and leadership...

The first inkling that something was amiss happened when candidates in the construction industry suddenly became wary of new job opportunities. They were wor...

We are all spending time in our neighborhoods. The coronavirus has us getting to know our neighborhood in new and expansive ways. A walk around the block has...

Many of us have talked about what it means to live in a VUCA world. All of our planning and preparing is now taking on an entirely new meaning; it is now bei...

We have moments in our life that define us. There will be many of those moments for us as we continue to experience this global pandemic. It will certainly aw...

Now that we are facing the surrealistic but real Coronavirus pandemic, it might be the perfect time to have our head above the clouds. At one time in the pa...

Before you say yes to another thing, consider reading Peter Block’s book, the answer to how is yes. He wrote this in 2003 and it is incredibly relevant today...

What is a signature experience? Tamara Erickson, known for her books on generations in the workforce, tells us that a signature experience is a visible, dist...

Last year, I had many fascinating conversations with my long-time friend and collaborator, Tamara Sicard. Tammy focuses her consulting on helping clients cre...

We all know leaders who are born to mentor others. They have this natural ability and magnetism to help younger careerists navigate change, learn from experi...

Hello younger generation. I am a boomer and I can’t blame you for wondering what I’m all about. You would think by now that my generation of 80 million (born...

Sherry Benjamins: What led you to the work of coaching others? Jeanne Schad: Most coaches will tell you the same thing – I was always a coach, even before fo...

I met up with a wonderfully creative and energized entrepreneur who is helping others grow in bold ways. She is on a mission to create big changes in the wor...

You know the saying, “there’s no place like home.” The leaders, staff and families served at Families Forward know what that means in big ways. I joined the ...

Have you met leaders who secretly believe that talent is replaceable but they don’t say it out loud? I recently met with two different company executives who...

Last month Erik Benjamins interviewed me as we launch into our new work here at SBC. It’s only fair game to now turn the tables and have you meet Erik. He ha...