by Whitney Heins | Dec 5, 2017 | Leadership
Matt Lauer. George H.W. Bush. Charlie Rose. Everyday the headlines are filled with accusations of men sexually harassing women. And some of the names are pretty surprising as they are otherwise respected people who have led highly-regarded careers. Clearly, there is a...
by Whitney Heins | Nov 14, 2017 | Inspiration
One big failure. That’s how I’d label myself today if I adhered to the definition of growth I had ten years ago. Back then I was a television news journalist, and defined growth strictly by numbers—TV market size, rankings, audience reach, newscast time slot, salary...
by Whitney Heins | Oct 10, 2017 | Leadership
I heard screams, expletives and loud banging coming from a neighboring office. Then, silence. Then . . . sobbing. What had happened? An error in responsiveness. An error that taught me one of my biggest lesson in communicating with others. Take a breath. Slow down. In...
by Whitney Heins | Sep 26, 2017 | Influence Building
When I was in college, I worked as a production assistant on a highly-rated political news program on MSNBC. The host was one of the first to popularize the shouting matches endemic in the media today. And my time there introduced me to the importance of generosity in...
by Whitney Heins | Aug 15, 2017 | Influence Building
When I was pregnant with my first, I heard the same saying over and over again. “You have no idea how much you can love something until you have a child.” It seemed like such a cliché. I tried not to roll my eyes—mostly because this was usually used as some kind of...
