June 27, 2018 / Jodi Morris / Leadership

The Modern Warrior

It was the most unlikely of friendships. Tall and thin, he stands about 6’4″– with…

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June 18, 2018 / Jodi Morris / Leadership

Why I Have No Reservations About Parts Unknown

“He was one of the few that got it.” It was the most succinct way…

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May 18, 2018 / Jodi Morris / Leadership

The Sabbatical

“The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction,…

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March 19, 2018 / Jodi Morris / Leadership

The Little Black Dress

“We’re not related by blood. But I’m damn sure we’re connected by heart…and this little…

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February 14, 2018 / Jodi Morris / Leadership

The Changemaker Challenge

“But wait…it gets better!” When that’s the first line of an email, you drop what…

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January 16, 2018 / Jodi Morris / Leadership

The Coaching Secret

I was feeling stuck. It was 2003. I was rare among friends in having one…

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December 19, 2017 / Jodi Morris / Leadership

An Invitation

“Who cares? I’m dead!” I poured three circles of olive oil into the heated pan,…

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November 17, 2017 / Jodi Morris / Leadership

The Education Lottery

I won the lottery of life. I was born in the U.S. I’ve never personally…

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September 13, 2017 / Jodi Morris / Leadership

Doubling Down

“I decided last night that I would double down.” This was the first line of…

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June 9, 2017 / Jodi Morris / Leadership

21st Century Radio

“What the heck did you just order?” My husband tossed the cardboard mailing package on…

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March 8, 2017 / Jodi Morris / Leadership

Dinner with Gloria

“Gloria Steinem is my favorite guest author…ever!” Bill Petrocelli co-owns Book Passage with his wife…

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February 24, 2017 / Jodi Morris / Leadership

My Battle with Media Bias

For years, I’ve advised my niece that one of her greatest responsibilities as a young…

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February 2, 2017 / Jodi Morris / Leadership

At Home at Sundance

I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore. It may be a feeling you…

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December 16, 2016 / Jodi Morris / Girls Education

Forever (Under) 21

The young woman speaker on stage blew me away. She was fierce. She was funny.…

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November 16, 2016 / Jodi Morris / Leadership

The Two Jacks

I’ve been thinking about my dad a lot this week. If my dad were alive,…

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September 26, 2016 / Jodi Morris / Leadership

The Serendipity Recipe

“I have those butterflies in my stomach again.” I smiled reading the last line of…

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May 19, 2016 / Jodi Morris / Leadership

Words Changing the Odds

Having recently made a career transition, I love it hearing about others embarking on their…

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April 22, 2016 / Jodi Morris / Leadership

Fab Five at Watermark

It was a jam-packed, energy-fueled day at the 2016 Watermark Conference for Women in Silicon Valley. Like…

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April 14, 2016 / Jodi Morris / Girls Education

Moving Past the Single Narrative

April 14 is the final day of Rwanda’s annual weeklong commemoration of the 1994 Genocide…

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January 14, 2016 / Jodi Morris / Leadership

Reflections of Value

A friend asked to pick my brain. “If you were to design the perfect financial…

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Category: Leadership