Joan Michelson, Contributor

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Walgreens’ CEO Told Forbes That Listening Is Important. Then The Abortion Pill Saga Erupted

Interviewed by Forbes’ Moira Forbes at the 2021 Forbes Power Women Summit, Walgreens CEO Roz Brewer emphasized the need for leaders to have “a strong sense of empathy, listening skills.” Now as Brewer faces the abortion pill controversy, some wonder wh…

Coronavirus Treatments – If More Women Are On The Board, It’s Likely Safer, New Study Finds

According to the study, called “The Influence of Female Directors on Product Recall Decisions,” highly-defective medical products and treatments are recalled 28 days faster – 35% faster – when more than one woman is on the board of directors, compared …

What You Can Do To Increase Food Security In The Face Of Climate Change

“Every single component of getting us fed has a link to climate change,” Dr. Robin Currey told me as we commemorated the U.N. Climate Summit last week. She knows, because she’s the Faculty Director of the Sustainable Food Systems program at Prescott C…

How Parks Help Mitigate Climate Change And How To Save Them

I always find a welcome relief from the urban jungle by walking, hiking or running around local and national parks, but I never realized they mitigate climate change, reduce healthcare costs, support the economy and more until I spoke with Diane Regas,…

Career Lessons From A Top Healthcare CEO And Executive Coach

“It’s about who you are in the process.” That’s a core message of Mary Lee Gannon, healthcare CEO and certified executive coach, with over 20 years of experience as a CEO. Here are career insights I gleaned from her own career from homeless single mom …

How To Innovate With A Multi-Generational Workforce

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) reports that there are five generations “working side by side in the workforce” today for the first time in history. This is another important type of diversity that drives innovation. How do we manage …