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Evolving as a leader does not come without learning. Every leader I interview, I ask "tell me your top pieces of advice that you wish you had known earlier in your leadership journey." While each leader has unique offerings, learning how to listen has been a consistent theme across leaders and industries. Provided below are three tips to help you become a better listener and leader. Tip 1. Don't Talk -...

Headlines make and break people every second in today’s digital era. If you’re at the older end of the millennial bracket like me, you may remember going outside to pick up the newspaper for your parents, and if you’re older than me, you might even recall the era of newsboys yelling, “Extra, extra, read all about it!” Emblazoned on that printed newspaper was a bold headline that spurred raucous...

Last year was a year that shined a light on prominent and important topics, from Starbucks closing its stores to conduct bias training to wide-spread #MeToo scandals across industries rocking the airwaves. Despite the billions of dollars companies spend on professional development training, it seems that these issues keep reappearing with no end in sight. Don't you think it's time to ask ourselves...

WooHoo Community! I am honored to have 10,000+ people following me on LinkedIn. I was recently asked "Drew, how did you do that?" So, with that, I decided to share my Top 10 Tips for Successful Network Growth! DREW's TOP 10 NETWORKING TIPS! 1. Be Yourself In life, there are people who genuinely care about you and they are your ride or die crew until the end. Then, there are people who are for...

Diversity and inclusion (D&I) is a popular corporate topic right now, and for good reason. But while D&I strategies are surely needed, too often, they fall short because they focus only on external differences of gender and race. Imagine this: All of a sudden, you become blind, and you cannot see the applicant in front of you or the teammate next to you. All you can do is rely on what's being...

Have you wondered why your workplace isn't much better than your friend's, yet the grass always seems to look greener? Or why the majority of employees are checked out at work today? It's because we aren't talking about the most important thing at work: everyone's mental health. If mindset is the most important thing to creating winning cultures, then why aren't we talking about mental health as a...

Retail environments are challenging, fast... One thing is for sure, your business needs to know a thing or two about technology today and how to leverage social media platforms. "In youth we learn; in age we understand." Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach I love working with interns and recent college graduates because they're the future. While I might know a thing or two on how to partner, manage, lead,...

Technology has revolutionized most things, except the art of authentic communication. Have we lost our desire to have deep, meaningful conversations to favor superficial emojis as everyone works with a sense of urgency? Each generation has struggled to communicate while finding meaning, purpose, and economic stability throughout human existence. As a trusted millennial executive who has worked with top...

Mindfulness is the hottest topic in business leadership today, for great reason. Mindfulness vs. Meditation Before you jump to the end of the article where I'll teach you one kind of meditation I practice aiding in my vitality, we need to examine key differences between mindfulness and meditation. In today's Instagram world of yoga, people lose sight of the healing roots yoking the two. Mindfulness is...

I had the distinct honor and privilege to speak 1:1 with Dominic Barton, CEO of McKinsey & Co. during my executive-MBA program at Saint Mary's College. Here are some key takeaways from the leader in business strategy: Leadership “I wish I knew this earlier in life. You need to have the ability to compartmentalize things and focus on the conversation you are having.” i.e. build six...