by clare | Apr 29, 2015 | News
In an effort to engage its community in promoting leadership for the common good, Konza Club Salina hosted the first-ever “Konza Seeds,” a charity micro-funding dinner Tuesday evening. The leadership program alumni event was designed to connect the...
by clare | Mar 10, 2015 | News
Engaging unusual voices requires a willingness to believe that other voices are needed to make greater progress. Alumni engaged today in an On the Balcony discussion around how to effectively engage unusual voices in adaptive work. Their written comments are below....
by clare | Feb 18, 2015 | News
How does a beloved youth development organization engage its future without losing its heritage? Note: A version of this story appears in the Winter 2015 issue of The Journal. As a farm kid in Montgomery County, Kansas, Nicole Small was more than involved in 4-H. She...
by clare | Feb 17, 2015 | News
Travel to the future – and back – to see why harnessing our demographic shifts and increasing the level of minority business ownership might be crucial to the future of the Kansas economy. Bear with me for a second. I’m going to give you a glimpse of the...
by clare | Dec 22, 2014 | News
The closing weeks of a year don’t just usher in the holidays. They also bring with them a flurry of “best of” lists for just about every subject, whether it’s the best books, movies and music albums or the top newsmakers of the year. I always find myself drawn to...
by clare | Oct 23, 2014 | News
The Fall issue of The Journal, which includes a special focus on leadership and politics, is arriving in mailboxes this week. The edition features an essay about voting for leadership, leadership profiles of Kansas gubernatorial candidates and a “Vote for...
