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Interview about Entrepreneurship with Ivy Lewis Rob Pasick interviews Ivy Lewis about becoming an entrepreneur during the COVID crisis. To view the full video click here: https://youtu.be/tL1-_gXeDL0 To view the short version click here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X2AlSqriOJ05PP7jO2ynChINnmaTtDY9/view?usp=sharing Dr. Rob: Hi Ivy! we’re going to talk today about you and your entrepreneurial work. Can you tell me what’s your business? Ivy: My name is Ivy Lewis. I’m the owner of ZL consulting LLC. ZL consulting LLC is a project management coaching and consulting business. I interface with two …

What I Learned in July  (I would be interested to hear what you have learned in July) I thought I was good at adapting to change, but I am learning that I have difficulty when I’m not sure the change will end and become permanence. Leadership is no longer about just return on investment. It’s now about investment in the betterment of society….and that is a tall order. For any and all decisions, I must consider the impact of that decision …

A lifelong goal of mine has been to develop a one-page personal and professional planning tool for individuals. In my latest book, “Tech Leadership 4.0”, written with my friend and colleague, Michael Anleitner, we present the latest rendition of the tool. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KWnB5xEjJkjw8AOof9x7uUm5VhC7lTE1/view?usp=sharing I’d like to give a special thanks to Mike who has helped me develop the planning tool for the past decade. Also thanks to Ivy Lewis who created the video which explains how to use the tool. Although …

At our last Leaders Connect Zoom Breakfast, we were privileged to have presentations by three women who are leading important scientific endeavors in the State of Michigan. To view the zoom video of their presentation, please click HERE. Elke Lipka has led a turnaround of TSRL to become a leading preclinical accelerator. It focuses on advancing promising therapeutics for treating severe and mullti-drug resistant infections. They work with researchers to create translation of university research concepts into clinical drug product …

Emotional Flooding One of the most important competencies to improve your emotional intelligence is to learn to recognize the signs that you’re about to enter the zone of emotional flooding: the point at which you move from being in control of yourself to going out of emotional control. It is crucial to recognize that microsecond when your cognitive brain goes from functioning well, to a point where you flip and your reptile brain takes over.  The reptile brain is far more …

North Star Reach provides no-cost, medically supported camp experiences for children who have a serious illness and are unable to attend a traditional summer camp. Located on 105 wooded acres in Pinckney, the camp opened in July 2016. Since then, nearly 3,000 children and their families from across Michigan, and the Chicago area, have attended a session. When the coronavirus struck in March 2020, North Star Reach was forced to make a decision to cancel its onsite programming. It was incredibly …