by Susan Eick | Dec 10, 2020 | Opinions
I’m pretty proud of the fact that I spent a good majority of my formative career years in the banking industry. Fortunately, I had some great leaders to guide me through the sometimes treacherous political waters of “big bank” hierarchies. Over the years, I worked in...
by Susan Eick | Aug 24, 2020 | DEI
Many organizations today have Diversity and Inclusion programs because “it is the right thing to do”. These programs however rarely seem to be at the forefront in the day to day operations. Afterall, managers have the “real work” of ensuring the productivity and...
by Susan Eick | May 27, 2020 | Leadership Development, Opinions
“Muster the courage to stir things up, and be stirred up, in the service of learning. Inspirational tales, theories, and tools alone don’t develop leaders. They protect them from the unsettling experience of leading.”–Gianpiero Petriglieri, MD In my first...
by Susan Eick | May 27, 2020 | Opinions, Psychological Safety
Susan Eick thought she knew just about everything that she needed to be a successful CEO. However, even after working for more than 25 years in Corporate America and Canada, she found out that she was wrong. It wasn’t until she learned how to be real with her team,...
by Susan Eick | Apr 9, 2020 | Opinions
Events of the past few weeks have humbled me. What I thought I was prepared for as a leader—what I trained for, what I learned doing my MBA—was pretty much thrown out the window. Even things that I learned and held close as my personal foundations of leadership,...
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