My guest is Matthew Fry, President and CEO of HSHS St. John' s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. He shares his humble path of work, life, sacrifice, and leadership. Fry also shares his fierce conviction and passion to lead despite the odds.

Dr. Steven Meneses is the Associate Vice Chancellor of technology and business strategy programs for the City of Colleges of Chicago.

Meneses is creating Technology programs that align with the current Chicago and national workforce tech ecosystem; the need for people of color, women, and non-binary in Technology and business is essential to close equality gaps in the current tech & business workforce.

Additionally, he shares insights into his leadership growth, talks about his life as an entrepreneur and business owner, and after years, made an unusual

Do you know why a skilled employee is not always a good leader?

There are countless missteps within businesses as they strategize and plan to identify and groom their future leaders. The most common mistake is assuming a high-performing employee is automatically competent to lead a team. This is a dangerous assumption. Listen to our podcast and learn why.

High emotional intelligence in the workplace positively impacts all aspects of the environment and the work. Teams with strong emotional intelligence skills are more effective at communication and collaboration, are more productive, and fulfilled. The real source of a great team's success lies in the fundamental condition that allow effective task processes to emerge- and that cause members to engage wholeheartedly. To learn about the conditions and our model click on our mini-bites tips.