Author: Danita

This is our financial advisors' report: "The most recent earning season saw a dramatic development and a heightened focus on artificial intelligence, with 110 companies from the S&P 500 mentioning AI on conference calls. This was a 41% increase from the prior quarter. The excitement over AI centers on its potential economic opportunities. One investment bank says that AI may boost productivity by 1.5% annually for the next 10 years. This sounds promising, doesn't it?

In a leadership development context, we often talk about how vital it is to create connection, community, and collaboration in high-growth culture. Rarely do we talk about the opposite - loneliness. Yet, loneliness, driven by a highly mobile society that is addicted to our iPhones and social media likes, takes a huge toll on a person's vitality and creativity.

One of my biggest aha moments came with the discovery that many of my leadership development and spiritual formation lessons were rooted in my childhood. I grew up in an eight-hundred-square-foot homestead shack on an isolated cattle ranch in northwestern North Dakota. I had the privilege of being an eyewitness and an active participant to character-building challenges on a daily basis. Using an outhouse until I was thirteen, no running water in the house… North Dakota conditions were tough for a young girl, don’t you think?