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Discovering Individual Strengths to Build Teams

By Dr. Jan Lüdert How the sum of parts make a unique whole are apparent where individuals – with their varying aptitudes, talents and strengths – come together to form teams. Actually, for any team Aristotle’s dictum that the whole is more than the sum of its parts rings true. You may do things exceptionally…
One CityU student shares his story about homelessness and how education changed his life

After losing his job and becoming homeless, Alfonso Brown decided to change his life by getting an education. “I barbered for many years and in 2009 I lost my job. I really couldn’t find gainful employment without an education” Brown said. “After reading The On Purpose Person by Kevin W. McCarthy, a book that is…
Why Don’t Men Have a “Lean In,” and What Does That Tell Us About Women’s Leadership?

Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead quickly became a national best-seller when it appeared in 2013. Almost six years later it continues to feature prominently in debates about gender and leadership—partly because Sandberg also launched a quasi-social movement, Leanin.org, a website that sponsors women’s support circles and publishes an…
A “Grow Your Own” District-University Collaboration: The South Puget Sound Principal Preparation Partnership

South Puget Sound Principal Preparation Partnership, Cohort of 2017-2019. Mark Knight, Partnership Faculty, Executive Director, Digital Educational Platforms, Puyallup Public Schools (Far right), Mike Walker, CityU Liaison, Associate Program Director (seated at far corner of table) by Mike Walker School district leaders with vision, capacity, and commitment are taking initiative to partner with universities to “grow their…
Managing Future Leaders in Enactus CityU

Written by Sophia Haccou and Anastasya Hong, Previous CityU Enactus Presidents The trophy cabinet located in CityU library stands as a testimony for Enactus CityU’s achievement. Ten years ago (2008) Enactus CityU did not qualify to go through to Enactus National Exposition. In 2017 Enactus CityU broke through to Top 16 for the first time,…
MSHA program student continues his passion as a lifetime learner

Duane Rough is a dedicated father, husband, and hard worker as a manager for Orthopedic Surgeons group in Portland. Being on call seven days a week can seem a bit overwhelming, but for Duane, helping others is what he was meant to do. Duane started his career by helping out with the family business, instead…
CityU Welcomes Summer in Seattle students!

City University of Seattle welcomed students enrolled in the Summer in Seattle integrated study abroad program. The Summer in Seattle was established in 2005, when CityU hosted 14 students from its partner university, CETYS Universidad in Baja California, Mexico. Since then, CityU has hosted students from all over Mexico. This year is no exception: CityU…
Navigating Blue Ocean Opportunities

Leadership in your organization has given you a project. The difference about this this particular project is that it does not align with the organization’s structure, and does not fit the current business model. To build the right solution means you need to create a solution that fits outside the current organization’s structural model. Kotter,…
Finding Balance: Respect and Civility

What are respect and civility? How does it feel? How does a leader manage respect among employees? What does it take for an employee to feel respected? These questions are just a small part of what leaders can ask. According to Christine Porath, a researcher at Georgetown University, who researched about 20,000 employees across the…