"How being a poet made me a better CEO"
Article published in CEO Magazine
Dear Dispatches from the Heartland Readers:
This week, instead of sharing a poem, I’m pleased to share that an article I wrote called “How being a poet made me a better CEO,” was recently published in CEO Magazine. In it, I talk about how the ability to think creatively has been an asset for me in my career and how innovation and expansive communication will increasingly be critical skills for leaders in the future.
There is one interesting Iowa Writers’ Collaborative (IWC) connection to note here; I quote a “poet friend” in the article. That friend was fellow IWC member “Dr. Bob” Leonard. Thanks for the wisdom, as always, Bob.
I also point out that some very successful business leaders were poets — such as Wallace Stevens, one of the 20th century’s greatest poets, who was a top executive at the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company.
I end the article with a poem from Lao Tzu written in The Tao more than 2500 years ago, so check it out. You can click on the link above or also click on any of the photos.
I’d love to hear how poetry has made you a better leader, colleague, friend, or person — or otherwise enhanced your life. Please share!
Suzanna
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Suzanna, I so enjoyed our talk about poetry last night. Indeed...how do we know when a poem is finished? And thank you for sharing this article. You are an inspiration!
So grateful for your poetry and your perspective. My claim to poetry-writing fame is to write Haiku during boring meetings. But I’m a poetry appreciator, so I include poems in emails that go to the entire university. We need more poetry in the world, not less.