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Reflections on 2015: My Wish for U

Reflections on 2015: My Wish for U

Seven years. It’s hard for me to fathom. As I sit here reflecting on this past year, I find myself going back even further. Back to the very beginning. Back to the winter of 2008 when the inkling of an idea first formed in my mind. I remember thinking about what...
My U&I Story: Chris Haro

My U&I Story: Chris Haro

Dancing to the Beat of My Own Drum It is a Sunday morning, and I sit outside in the quiet moment before the chatter, clatter and business of the world around me wakes up. A cricket wakes up early with me chirping his morning song, birds seem to want to harmonize. The...
Collective Leadership: Inspiring Collaboration

Collective Leadership: Inspiring Collaboration

Who doesn’t love a hero? A masked avenger in a shiny suit swoops in to save the meek and powerless from imminent danger and restores happiness across the land (cue the cheers and applause). But according to a report by the Center for Creative Leadership,...
Are Leaders Born, Bred or Built?

Are Leaders Born, Bred or Built?

Are leaders born or bred? An age old question. In my opinion, the answer is: Both. As someone who has dedicated the bulk of her life to studying, learning and training communication, success and achievement principals, I have had the opportunity to see and work with...
My U&I Story: Anthony Luongo

My U&I Story: Anthony Luongo

This was a letter written by U the Leader graduate Anthony Luongo to U & Improved founder Jodi Low. To Anthony and all those grads out there who have been moved to Pay it Forward, we thank U. — It all started years before I took the class. Being good friends...
Welcome U the Leader Team 011815

Welcome U the Leader Team 011815

As we warmly welcomed another U the Leader graduating class to the family this weekend, I began to reflect back on all that they went through in just two short days. I watched these amazing individuals, who were all complete strangers on Friday night, become one...