Good Leadership Breakfasts
Glen Gunderson Radiates Goodness
Glen Gunderson Radiates Goodness – Meet Glen on May 19 Glen Gunderson survived a challenge that toppled many other Minnesota leaders; he successfully combined entities from Minneapolis and St. Paul into one thriving social enterprise. Anyone who knows the ideological divide created by the Mississippi River is certain to find his story of goodness and…
Read MoreMeet “Unlikely Executive” Christine Geissler, from Reckitt
By Paul Batz, CEO and Founder, Good Leadership The 102nd episode of the Good Leadership Breakfast was last Friday, April 14. The theme for this Spring Series is Winning with a Goodness Culture. The speaker was not a top-of-mind Minneapolis/St. Paul native. Christine Geissler built her career from an “unlikely executive,” with small assignments that…
Read MoreBuilding Blocks for a Goodness Culture
By Kevin J. Sensenig, Ph.D., RODP, President & Chief Learning Officer, Good Leadership In the last two weeks, I’ve noticed an increased number of LinkedIn posts about organizational culture. My sense is that as the news turns to employee layoffs and tightening economic expectations, more leaders are concerned about how employees will handle changes in…
Read MoreHow Winning with a Goodness Culture creates your Organization’s Difference
By Kevin J. Sensenig, Ph.D., RODP President and Chief Learning Officer, Good Leadership Recently, in a leadership alignment meeting, a global leader talked with his team about how current world events are adding to his sense of stress, pressure, and fear as a leader. He articulated to the team that he needs to turn down…
Read MoreAmanda Brinkman: Winning with a goodness culture
By Paul Batz, CEO and Founder, Good Leadership Last Friday, March 24, was the kick-off of the 2023 Good Leadership Breakfast Series. It was the 101st episode and we turned to one of our favorite leaders – Amanda Brinkman – to get the series off to a good start. One of the things Good Leadership…
Read MoreThe 100th Good Leadership Breakfast – a launching pad for the acquisition of Interaction Dynamics Group
The buzz is still alive around the halls of Good Leadership after hosting 330+ guests for the 100th episode of the breakfast series. Bill George was a rock star as the speaker, and the guests and past speakers who contributed more than $23,000 were amazing! Goodness really does pay. Acquisition of Interaction Dynamics Group Perhaps…
Read MoreBill George: Why should we be optimistic about our future?
On Friday, November 18, the Good Leadership team hosted the 100th episode of the Good Leadership Breakfast Series. The point of the day was to collect answers to the question: Why should we be optimistic about our future? More than 330 guests participated and collectively raised more than $22,000 for charity. A special one-time past…
Read MoreWhy we should be optimistic about the future – from the Chairman of NBC Sports
Pete Bevacqua was the perfect speaker for the 98th episode of the Good Leadership Breakfast. His presence, perspective, and convictions were perfectly aligned with the three intentions for the day: Discuss leadership in terms of “good leadership” – which is all about working in teams, to create great results. Together. Launch the newest Good Leadership…
Read MoreMeet Adrienne Diercks, Founder and Executive Director of Project Success
“Did you know you can rent a camel?” Adrienne Diercks asked me during the long format part of the program at last Friday’s Good Leadership Breakfast. Her question, was in response to my question: What pivot points in your life led you to start Project Success? “I was riding a camel through the Great Pyramids…
Read MoreMeet Natalie Stute, CHRO of Gainwell Technologies
Business authors and scholars have been publishing articles recently about the importance of positivity in leaders over the past two years. Simply put: sincere positivity helps with the mood swings and intense introspection caused by recent world affairs. Natalie Stute, Chief Human Resources Officer for Gainwell Technologies, was the speaker at the Good Leadership Breakfast…
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