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The Simmons Leadership Conference is back for 2027! 🎉

📅 March 23, 2027
📍 Boston + online from anywhere

👉 Be among the first to know when registration opens: https://t.co/b5awu7c4ze

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What happens when someone sees things differently than you do? That was at the heart of today’s Thrive365 Connected Conversations experience.

Together, our community explored how to recognize our reactions to difference and engage in ways that help us move forward productively.

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Today, we’re welcoming a new cohort to the Women’s Leadership Program!

We’re thrilled to welcome them and to continue a partnership that has helped women leaders across Greater Boston and beyond step into what’s next.

🎥 Watch the trailer: https://t.co/s9Uej0EPnU

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How can leaders turn differences on their teams into progress?

🎧 This featured podcast explores how to lead through change, navigate different perspectives, and turn difference into a source of trust and stronger performance.

👉 Listen now: https://t.co/BQqFTwxztc

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What if our differences aren’t obstacles, but sources of leadership potential?

Our August Leadership Insights explores ideas from All the Difference, the new book co-authored by Susan MacKenty Brady, Stuart Kliman, and Lt. Gen. Leslie C. Smith.

Read now: [LINK]

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In our latest blog, Susan MacKenty Brady sits down with Lynn Perry Wooten, president of Simmons University, to explore the leaders, experiences, and practices that shape who we become.

👉 Read: https://t.co/x22dnA6nmQ

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In our latest blog, Jennifer Martin and Susan MacKenty Brady explore what this means for leaders and organizations, and why investing in human capability is essential in an AI-enabled world.

👉 Read more: https://t.co/qT018eMEbx

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Today’s Thrive365 Connected Conversations was a wonderful reminder of the power of coming together as a community.

Thank you to Samantha Tan for guiding us through an inspiring conversation on the power of presence in leadership.

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What makes a leader effective when the future feels uncertain?

Our latest blog explores the ideas behind All the Difference by Susan MacKenty Brady, Stuart Kliman, and U.S. Army Lieutenant General (Ret.) Leslie C. Smith.

Read the blog: https://t.co/j6Mdr6JKJ5

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Today, we celebrate the launch of All the Difference: Six Leadership Actions to Bridge Perspectives, Strengthen Teams, and Create Value by our CEO, Susan MacKenty Brady, co-authored with Stuart D. Kliman and Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Leslie C. Smith.

📘 Order now: https://t.co/IsUlv2V3He

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This month, we're sharing some of the key insights from that event, along with a new Better Understanding Podcast episode featuring bestselling author Margie Warrell on leading with courage, presence, and purpose.

Explore insights: https://t.co/xd6LfShhNk

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In the latest episode of the Better Understanding Podcast, Susan MacKenty Brady sits down with bestselling author and leadership expert Dr. Margie Warrell to explore why courage isn't the absence of fear. It's the decision to act despite it.

🎧 Listen: https://t.co/dPJGj2AxSj

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What if difference isn't the problem? What if it's the opportunity?

That was the big idea at the heart of our first-ever in-person Thrive365 gathering, where 150+ leaders came together.

More: https://t.co/PpF1H8pj1H

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We are proud to celebrate the second year of our in-house Leadership Accelerator Program for women managers and directors at the Department of Children and Families.

This investment reflects DCF’s commitment to developing and empowering women. Congratulations to participants.

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📣 Leadership Insights | May Edition 📣

This month’s newsletter features leadership insights and conversations from SLC47 speakers and Thrive365 faculty.

👉 Explore the latest leadership resources: https://t.co/Beur9g8uVl

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Recently, our VP of Women’s Leadership Kerry Seitz had the opportunity to facilitate a session with the Pacific Subregional Sales Leadership team at Illumina HQ in San Diego.

Together, this group engaged in the real work of leadership: reflecting on who they are at their best.

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In this new blog, Susan MacKenty Brady reflects on what became an unexpected leadership trilogy.

Read the reflection: https://t.co/RnDiuZBNBq

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Today marked the next step in our Thrive365 journey.

In dialogue with Juliet Funt, Susan MacKenty Brady brought to life one of the most pressing challenges leaders are navigating right now: overload.

👉 Leadership is not about doing more. It is about choosing what matters.

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In this new blog by SLC47 main stage speaker and Thrive365 faculty member Juliet Funt, she unpacks why leaders who do less often achieve more.

Read the blog: https://t.co/8ZCXbvnuew

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In this reflection from SLC47, Kristen Palson explores what it really takes to design leadership experiences that do more than inspire. Experiences that truly transform how we think, lead, and connect.

Read now: https://t.co/ajXEeqZjXm

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