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An Exclusive Interview With Kathy Dowling & Ebonie Bailey

For those who may not be familiar, how would you describe United Way’s core mission and the communities it serves? Ebonie: United Way improves lives. What I really love about United Way—and how I’d describe it—is that we’re a convener. We bring together communities, organizations, nonprofits, businesses, and community members across 13 counties. We lead […]

November 26, 2025 View Article

Character-Based Cultures Are Built in the Community

By Tim Huff President & CEO, TLG A few weeks ago, during a Habitat for Humanity build, I watched something small, but powerful, unfold. It was an early and chilly morning. About a dozen of us volunteers gathered around a warming fire of scrap wood that someone made. Most of us had barely finished our […]

November 26, 2025 View Article

An Exclusive Interview With Rob Turknett

What skills or mindsets do you see as most essential for thriving in an AI-integrated workplace? Integrity is where I would begin, as it underpins our Leadership Character Model. Technology amplifies our ethical decisions, so starting with integrity is key. For our human organizations to thrive, it is critical that we use these new generative […]

October 22, 2025 View Article

The AI Real Threat Isn’t the Machine… It’s Losing Your Humanity

By Tim Huff President & CEO, TLG What was the first prompt you ever asked to your favorite AI Large Language Model? My first was to ChatGPT: “So… are you like the computer from War Games?” Another of my earliest prompts was to create a poem about my pet beagle, Scout, winning a basketball game. […]

October 21, 2025 View Article

An Exclusive Interview With Demi Gray

Why is navigating extended leave such a challenge for both employees and organizations? From my perspective, extended leave is one of those moments where personal needs and business needs really collide. On the employee side, there’s often stress about job security, uncertainty around the leave, concerns about pay continuity, and then also just the team’s […]

September 24, 2025 View Article

An Exclusive Interview With Christine Mayfield

Dr. Christine Mayfield has over 20 years of consulting experience in multiple industries, including financial services, healthcare, retail, hospitality, transportation, and media.  Her areas of focus are leadership assessment and development, organizational surveys, and employee selection processes.  Why do you think succession planning often gets deprioritized, even in organizations that value long-term strategy? It often […]

August 19, 2025 View Article

An Exclusive Interview With Randall H. Lucius, PhD

I’m a licensed psychologist, with a specialty in industrial and organizational psychology. I’ve been practicing for about 30 years now. Currently, I serve as the Assistant Vice President for Learning and Development at Emory University. I lead a department of 16 people, which is divided into four distinct teams: Learning and Development, Workplace Culture and […]

May 14, 2025 View Article