Memories of Honor’s Post

Mike Bloomberg received the Presidential Medal of Freedom yesterday, the highest form of acknowledgement that one could receive as a civilian for his contributions to the world. It’s a profound celebration of his leadership. I learned so much about leadership working with and for Mike and the talented leaders he brought to the company, including the inspiring Dan Doctoroff. I learned about the impact that one person can have on culture, and the responsibility that business and HR leaders have to uphold the right culture despite the changing tides. I saw that culture doesn’t get shaped and defined in the big sweeping moments planned by Events Teams for executives to stand on stage. It happens in the small, micro moments when we all work every day, side by side. It is defined by leaders at the top, and upheld by every day leaders. All of us. I look back on the years I spent at Bloomberg with so much gratitude for how it shaped me as a person. It is there where I saw purpose and profit actually work in action. Where I watched people execute critical work — providing reliable data and information to the worlds most powerful decision makers — with the highest levels of integrity and ethics. It is where I saw people across functional areas, geographies, tenure, ages, backgrounds all work together towards a common mission — one that served the wealthiest in the world and provided resources to the most vulnerable. It is where I was trained to do what I do today, to help leaders and companies lead with more humanity at work. I saw glimpses of what was possible there, in action. It raised the bar for me on what leadership could and should look like. He set it high. Mike always came across as an every day leader. No office. Took the subway to work. Said hello with a smile in the elevator. Acknowledged the existence of my newborn son when we first chatted. He was not easy on us, in fact he was tough and difficult and pushed us as a team and company in ways that often felt impossible. But he made us better because he believed that we could do it. And he cared about his people the whole way through — from the best work spaces to the most generous benefits, to real investments in people and infrastructure to make work and the workplace optimal. His leadership influence runs deep for me — shaping how I run my own company, idealis., in so many ways. As a philanthropist, advocate for the vulnerable, visionary for the future, and enabler of leaders across the world, I am so grateful to have been in his orbit and to have learned from him and those I worked with while there. Congratulations Mike, and thank you for your fierce leadership and guidance to all of us who are aiming to have positive impact in the world. Your legacy runs deep and wide.

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As we observe Memorial Day, let's remember the bravery and sacrifice of those who served. 🇺🇸 It's a day of reflection and gratitude, reminding us of the values that drive us to serve our community with integrity and dedication. This Memorial Day, we are harnessing the power of personalized engagement and emotional connections; check out our latest blog post, https://lnkd.in/gSNDt4Up #MemorialDay #HonorAndServe #DigitalMarketingEthics #CommunityFirst #ReflectionAndGratitude

65th Anniversary of the Society of Professional Investigators. https://lnkd.in/eSrP3HmE As many are aware, I am the President of the Society of Professional Investigators. Here is a short video of our amazing event!

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The world and America in particular needs this: volunteerism, civic duty and service are something sadly that seems to be at a loss in my country. The opportunity I had to serve in the Peace Corps helped me realize the necessity of community engagement and cohesion and the immense need for these opportunities for citizens around the world to build strong and resilient democracies at the local and national levels. I am also reminded of Robert Putnam’s “Bowling Alone” and an update he wrote in 2010, reflecting on the imperative of “social capital” which research has shown makes “citizens happier, healthier, reduces crime and makes governments more responsive, and honest and improves economic prosperity…” https://lnkd.in/ejFsvTs9 - all of this to say: building this social capital is imperative fo “any democracy, any society can’t be healthy without this resource…” (paraphrased!) - Americorps and Peace corps forging a stronger partnership can only be beneficial to growing social capital and I encourage all of us to look closer at our own civic engagement and service to our communities- this is where change and development starts.

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