LINDA LATTIMORE

I have always been a builder bee, digger, remodeler, re-formatter, condenser, get to the point, big picture kind of gal.  Sometimes I feel a little bit like Shaun Murphy on The Good Doctor, staring into space, moving things around in my mind until they are “just right....

Recently I met with a former chief financial officer interested in exploring new opportunities.  I asked him what he thought his brand was and his face wrinkled up with a little bit of disdain.  He told me that he thought branding himself had an ick factor, that he did...

CEOs are stepping into our world of humanity - some warily, some with conviction.  It’s a growing trend thanks to you - employees, consumers and impact investors who are using your voices and your budgets to mold the future of business.  Personally, I’m letting out a h...

Recently, as I sat with a friend over coffee reviewing our lives, I casually said “I’m in grace.”  What I meant by that was that I stay in gratitude for the blessings that show up in my life and I say thank you … a lot.

I’m grateful for the many friends that support and...

The news is disturbing, not just in our own country but around the world.  We are all just “tuckered out”, as my grandmother would say, with sensationalism, fear mongering and what appears to be a trend of hatred.  At first, we were shocked and horrified, putting our f...

As you read this newsletter, I’m retracing my steps - back to the first day of school, back to the early years of middle school, back to a place I called home in my formative years … Lima, Peru.

As a grown woman, I work with others helping them understand how various li...

There are many cooks in the proverbial kitchen of social innovation.  The most common partnership, and possibly the easiest, for companies to tackle as they venture out into the world of cross sector relationships is the signature partnership between a for profit and a...

Recently a friend was being interviewed on a podcast about her services which support and celebrate changemakers in the world.  The host asked the audience if her services were a “nice to have” or a “need to have.”  The responses were varied, but they leaned heavily to...

Not a day goes by that we aren’t faced with ethical dilemmas.  Even if the elephant isn’t sitting in the middle of our living room, we are inundated every waking moment with stories that go to the heart of what we believe is right or wrong.  Our ethics are the principl...

Compliance programs for small businesses don’t need to be complicated, overly formal or expensive.  There is no need to hire a dedicated staff of internal compliance professionals.  However, you should seek expert advice as you develop your program because Federal regu...