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![Dancing About Leadership](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e6a994_ce1e4d9dcdff4e17ab16bf51ea7e3f17~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e6a994_ce1e4d9dcdff4e17ab16bf51ea7e3f17~mv2.webp)
Dancing About Leadership
Michael Apuzzo, principal dancer for Paul Taylor Theater Company, led the dance company with power, grace and emotion of his movements.
![The Importance of Being Earnest — And Leading](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e6a994_7bcf1372ee644221825f6389236eecc9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e6a994_7bcf1372ee644221825f6389236eecc9~mv2.webp)
The Importance of Being Earnest — And Leading
Richard Schatzberg, CCO of NeSt Technologies spoke with Vanguard’s Ken Stone during a Vanguard dialogue on global leadership.
![Can Philosophy (and History) Shape Leaders?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e6a994_2123b2d72c53495482111ee0c5cfe86b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e6a994_2123b2d72c53495482111ee0c5cfe86b~mv2.webp)
Can Philosophy (and History) Shape Leaders?
Historian Robert Gross, an emeritus professor at the University of Connecticut was a guest at a recent dialogue with Vanguard’s Ken Stone.
![Is Car-Time the Unsung Secret of Business Intelligence?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e6a994_df3c9ceece5c4085ab079bd3a667e0d5~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e6a994_df3c9ceece5c4085ab079bd3a667e0d5~mv2.webp)
Is Car-Time the Unsung Secret of Business Intelligence?
Tracy Stone-Manning, Director of the Bureau of Land Management, is heading the government agency that oversees 10% of all land in the USA.
![Is the Playbook More Important than the Players? A Pharma Communications Vet Weighs In.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e6a994_565272eb455444109181cf61b1cbc3a6~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e6a994_565272eb455444109181cf61b1cbc3a6~mv2.webp)
Is the Playbook More Important than the Players? A Pharma Communications Vet Weighs In.
For corporate affairs veteran Ray Jordan, seeking expert advice was part of the job when unique challenges surfaced.
![Walking the CEO Tightrope: Balancing Courage and Survival](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e6a994_40da2a897f084877b01a0a1d101760fa~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e6a994_40da2a897f084877b01a0a1d101760fa~mv2.webp)
Walking the CEO Tightrope: Balancing Courage and Survival
Once listed as one of the 100 most effective CEOs in the world, David Pyott was the Chief Executive Officer of Allergan from 1998 to 2015.
![When Two Leaders Meet, Who Leads? A Magazine Photographer Focuses on the Answer.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e6a994_b9d474bf52ec401a8d5d18d825ff0877~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e6a994_b9d474bf52ec401a8d5d18d825ff0877~mv2.webp)
When Two Leaders Meet, Who Leads? A Magazine Photographer Focuses on the Answer.
As a veteran portrait photographer for Hearst magazines and other publications, Philip Friedman studies leaders on a daily basis.
![The Performance Versus Potential Problem](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e6a994_49bf1563bbe148ff9d0a7e0942d81b72~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e6a994_49bf1563bbe148ff9d0a7e0942d81b72~mv2.webp)
The Performance Versus Potential Problem
Gorick Ng is a career advisor and researcher with the Harvard Business School’s Managing the Future of Work project.
![Is Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Really B.S.? One Expert Says Yes.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e6a994_ad4d06f70f414596a55deb111d24b813~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e6a994_ad4d06f70f414596a55deb111d24b813~mv2.webp)
Is Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Really B.S.? One Expert Says Yes.
Gena Cox was the speaker at a recent Vanguard dialogue on D.E.I. when interviewer Ken Stone recalled her proclaiming, “D.E.I. is B.S.”
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General Counsels Have a Stake in DEI
When it comes to improving corporate Diversity, Equality and Inclusion, changes in hiring and culture can pay dividends in different ways.
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Hell Yeah! Personal Finance Disruptor Shares Culture Vision.
Andy Bromberg, founder & CEO of Eco, a high-tech financial services firm, has a way with words when it comes to instilling corporate culture
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Healthcare Leader Sees Shot in the Arm for the Biz
As the former CEO of LabCorp, the medical diagnostics giant, it makes sense that Dave King is results-focused.
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What’s the X-Factor for a Perfect Hire?
For Johnson & Johnson Senior Vice President Calvin Schmidt, failure is an option – at least when evaluating the ideal job candidate.
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What’s the True Focal Point of Your Business?
Dr. Julie Gerberding was a featured guest at the Vanguard Network’'s 2021 Annual Forum for Healthcare and Life Science Leaders.
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Should Leaders Mind the Generation Gap?
Paul Hastings, CEO of Nkarta Therapeutics, believes preaching and practicing inclusion and diversity starts at the top of every company.
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How General Should A General Counsel Be?
A dialogue with Tom Sabatino, the former General Counsel at Hertz, Walgreens, United Airlines, and Tenneco.
![Vanguard's New Leaders Connect on Optimism and Opportunity](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e6a994_16f31519755f4f3886e1fe32c2dfe6c0~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e6a994_16f31519755f4f3886e1fe32c2dfe6c0~mv2.webp)
Vanguard's New Leaders Connect on Optimism and Opportunity
The Vanguard Group nurtured leadership in a new way in 2022, launching its New Leaders Program for college students and recent graduates.
![What Does AI Mean For the C-Suite?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e6a994_09386d85f8c24ec1a1ac02c900bae80e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e6a994_09386d85f8c24ec1a1ac02c900bae80e~mv2.webp)
What Does AI Mean For the C-Suite?
You can ask the red-hot AI site ChatGPT how to incorporate AI into your company. Or, listen to a conversation with Christian Desrosiers.
![How to Actually Make Progress on ESG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e6a994_8eabc138e8824736b8c329b07ed0089d~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e6a994_8eabc138e8824736b8c329b07ed0089d~mv2.webp)
How to Actually Make Progress on ESG
Brent Wood, CFO of EastGroup Properties and Sally Curley, Founder and CEO of Curley Global IR on how to make progress on ESG.
![How to Reach Americans — All Five Kinds](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e6a994_e5342ca2ba6548baa6bb71a31be78715~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e6a994_e5342ca2ba6548baa6bb71a31be78715~mv2.webp)
How to Reach Americans — All Five Kinds
Casey Albertson, President of the consumer research company Patient Bond on how to better understand vaccine hesitancy among Americans.
![How to Find – and Join – the Right Board for You](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e6a994_0392b48291bd404e9fe7f3a898905b39~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e6a994_0392b48291bd404e9fe7f3a898905b39~mv2.webp)
How to Find – and Join – the Right Board for You
Mark A Pfister, the CEO & Chief Board Consultant of M. A. Pfister Strategy Group on how to find the right board for you.
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Leadership Capabilities for "This New Era"
Kristi Frank, VP for Procurement at Novo Nordisk, and Viq Pervaaz, Partner at EY, on how the pandemic has reshaped workplace leadership.
![Navigating the Minefield of Vaccine Policy](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e6a994_561e8ce500b2473ba043be21d3e4f03a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e6a994_561e8ce500b2473ba043be21d3e4f03a~mv2.webp)
Navigating the Minefield of Vaccine Policy
Art Caplan, one of the country’s top bioethicists, speaks with Ken Banta about how to navigate the minefield of vaccine policy.
![The Support Life Sciences Leaders Need](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e6a994_d914e7b3876e456f83e4846b70f1f4bc~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e6a994_d914e7b3876e456f83e4846b70f1f4bc~mv2.webp)
The Support Life Sciences Leaders Need
A conversation between Vanguard's Ken Banta and Matt Meyer of Wilson Sonsini, about the distinct challenges faced by life sciences leaders.
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