Workplace Stories by RedThread Research

Building Connection and Community Through Leadership: WGU’s Sara Reed


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In this conversation, we speak to Sara Reed, Vice President of People and Talent at Western Governors University. We discuss what struck her about what senior leadership is doing to support managers within her organization, how building connections and community actually helps to support accountability, and why it is important to analyze the reasons that people choose to lead.

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Resources & People Mentioned
  • BOOK - The Waymakers Tara J. Frank
  • BOOK - Dear Work: Something Has to Change by Sara Ross
  • BOOK - Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
  • BOOK SERIES - The Outlanders by Diana Gabaldon
  • Brene Brown
Connect with Sara Reed
  • Sara Reed on LinkedIn
  • Western Governors University
Connect With Red Thread Research
  • Website: Red Thread Research
  • On LinkedIn
  • On Facebook
  • On Twitter

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