by Emily Rogers | Jun 5, 2022 | Executive Coaching, Leadership Development
April Clements is Senior Vice President II of Human Resources at MIDFLORIDA Credit Union. She has worked for the credit union for 17 years and during that time has held a variety of positions within the organization from Retail Delivery to Recruitment and ultimately...
by Emily Rogers | Apr 1, 2022 | Change Management, Leadership, Leadership Development
Stacey Heacock Weeks is the Profit Center Leader at Heacock Insurance/Brown & Brown. She represents the 5th generation of a 100-year-old company founded in Sebring, Florida. An active member of the Lakeland community, she chairs the Chamber of Commerce Board,...
by Emily Rogers | Mar 2, 2022 | Leadership, Leadership Development
As expectations increase for companies to adopt a holistic approach to ethical and responsible business, and organizations are under immense pressure to do well by their people and the planet through environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives, building a...
by Emily Rogers | Feb 1, 2022 | Leadership, Leadership Development, Mindfulness, Work-Life Balance
Leaders often struggle with where to focus their efforts and how to give each area of their life the appropriate amount of energy and attention. Recently, I sat down with Brenda Ramirez, an attorney and leader in the community and the legal profession to discuss how...
by Emily Rogers | Jan 2, 2022 | Executive Coaching, Human Resources, Leadership Development, Work-Life Balance
Nearly every week for the past year, I’ve had conversations with my clients about resignations. Whether the discussions were with leaders having unexpected gaps to fill or with women who decided to take a break, move on in their careers or start a business, the...
by Emily Rogers | Dec 5, 2021 | Leadership, Leadership Development, Stress Management
GiveWell Community Foundation is a pillar of philanthropy and service in Polk, Highlands, and Hardee Counties. For more than 13 years, Lori Martini has advised the Community Foundation on philanthropic issues that affect our community. Lori has played an integral...
by Emily Rogers | Nov 8, 2021 | Business Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Development, Mindfulness, Team Coaching & Development
Are leaders born or made? I believe we are all born with innate strengths and styles. I also believe that leaders are made when they consciously put those innate strengths and styles to good use and mitigate weakness by surrounding themselves with people that bring...
by Emily Rogers | Oct 4, 2021 | Business Coaching, Leadership, Stress Management, Top Articles
My most recent leadership conversation was with Ana E. Wood, Waste & Recycling Director for Polk County Board of County Commissioners. Wood has responsibility for all field operations, including the environmental and social impact of waste management activities....
by Emily Rogers | Sep 9, 2021 | Leadership, Leadership Development, Top Articles
The rise of women in leadership over the past decade would not have been possible without the gritty, strong-minded, trailblazing female luminaries that came before them. Disruptors like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton who fought for women’s right to vote,...
by Emily Rogers | Aug 2, 2021 | Executive Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Development
Sylvia Blackmon-Roberts serves as the Associate Vice President of Community Relations and Chief Diversity Officer at Southeastern University. As part of the Executive Leadership Team, her roles include helping the University achieve its mission, ensuring that the...