Category: leadership

This Is How Collaboration Strengthens Your Leadership

By Steven Nelick Leadership is a critical component to the success of any business, and one of the most effective ways to blaze a trail that others will follow is to collaborate with them. Working with others is a message that executives and managers consistently push to employees because it’s clear that a company is stronger when…


Winning Includes Putting People First in Your Business—This Is How You Do It

By Victoria Maitland It may not sound like breaking news, but it bears repeating that treating staff members like humans is great for business. What might actually be shocking to readers is that company owners still far too often overlook that fact, usually for the sake of a bottom line. Of course, every decision has…


This Leadership Mindset Will Set You Up for Extraordinary Success

By Ryan McGrath As the CEO and president of Asset Living, the fifth-largest apartment manager in the United States, I often think about what my role actually means. Employing over 4,500 employees nationwide, I recognize that I’m quite literally in the business of people. Traditionally, we are taught that our direct reports and subordinates all work…


The 7 Habits You Must Practice If You Want to Be Highly Effective

Article by Daniel Colombo Years go by and this book is a best-seller around the world, and it is also one of my favorites. In it we can learn everything that is needed to be an effective, productive person who is capable of diagramming the life you want. It is “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”…


10 Tips to Developing Your Personal Brand Through Thought Leadership

Article By Scott Bartnick What criteria are necessary to be deemed a thought leader in your industry? The answers may vary; however, most people can agree it takes a complex series of experiences—not just successes, but also the kind of setbacks that make you rethink, redesign and restart an endeavor you believe in. Once you master your…


Meet the Politician: Newport Beach Councilmember Talks Leadership

Newport Beach Councilmember William O’Neill still remembers the pride he had for his father, Lawrence O’Neill, when he was sworn in as the Fresno Superior Court judge. Even at age six, he recognized the significance of the event. Thirty years later, in December 2019, O’Neill was in a similar position when he was appointed Newport…


‘Exceptional’ Orange County Teacher Named Finalist for Presidential Award

An Irvine, Calif. math teacher is in the running for the “highest level of recognition” for STEM educators. Woodbridge High School teacher Kristie Donavan is among three California math teachers named finalists for the 2021 Presidential Awards for excellence in mathematics and science teaching. “Kristie Donavan is an exceptional mathematics teacher who is beloved by her…


Recall Newsom Campaign Receives More than 20,000 Signatures in Single Day

The campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom received more than 20,000 direct-mail petition signatures in a single day, and organizers say the barrage of mail is an indication the initiative is working. Inside the office of Anne Hyde, Rescue California’s campaign manager and finance director, volunteers on Jan. 4 opened and sorted thousands of envelopes…


Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner Sees Silver Lining in Pandemic

Looking ahead to a post-pandemic Orange County, Supervisor Don Wagner foresees a different kind of life for residents of the Southern California region. And, as he puts it, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. “There may be some things that come out of COVID-19 that we ought to be focusing on and trying to encourage,”…