Businesses must acknowledge disparities in their workforce, be authentic in the change they want to make, be accountable for that change and be prepared to take action if they want a diverse and inclusionary workforce, said Sara Taylor, president and CEO of Rochester, New York-based Positive Steps.

Late last month, York-based WellSpan Health announced the newest leader of its board of directors along with six new board members.

The madness of this year, 2020, has revealed an acute need for leadership.  Great leaders recognize that certain leadership qualities are being tested now like never before, and the strength of the following qualities will have extraordinary impact far beyond the direct setting in which one currently leads:

The more the workday changes – from home offices and remote work weeks to flexible schedules, finding the best way to communicate expectations and maintain accountability and performance standards, managing virtual teams requires the same fundamentals essential to any great leadership position.

Early in her role as vice president of Women and Children Services at WellSpan Health, Megan Lecas, along with her team, began asking caregivers and patients what was important to them involving pregnancy care.

The BB&T, now Truist Economic Growth Fund at the Lancaster County Community Foundation, will provide nearly $1 million to Lancaster County schools and leadership organizations.

York-based mobile billboard company Do It Outdoors Media has hired a new leader to spearhead its media sales and strategy within the luxury fashion market.

Former British Prime Minister Theresa May will be the speaker at the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce dinner on May 21.

Seven leaders in different sectors of Harrisburg-based global infrastructure and engineering firm Gannett Fleming have been named as the company’s newest stockholders.

Fear is holding people back, and they don’t even realize it. We cannot do anything successfully if we are doing it from a position of fear.

I am at my wit’s end. Two of my best leaders have decided they do not like or trust one another. This is a new development. Their solution is to not speak to each other. This drama is driving me crazy. What should I do?

Spooky Nook Sports’ COO Jim Launer’s career has grown alongside the extensive development that the East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, sports complex has seen in the six years since it opened.

Centric Bank, based in Lower Paxton, is the 44th best bank in America to work for according to American Banker, a banking trade publication, and its CEO and leadership team draw praise as well.

Nikki Haley, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations, spoke on her successes as the former Governor of South Carolina and the need to support capitalism in the United States during her keynote address at the annual Pennsylvania Chamber Dinner.

Do you have a mentor? If not, are you a mentor for others? If you answered no to both of those questions, I think you should give consideration to either getting a mentor or being one.