Leadership
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Real Productivity: The Self-Leadership Approach
It seems like the world continues to move faster and faster, with more demands for our attention. In times like these, it’s important to remember that productivity is about more than just getting things done. Instead, it’s about protecting your focus and getting the right things done. Creating meaningful results comes from choosing to create…
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Certainty Starts Within: Leading Yourself Through Uncertainty
Uncertainty is a natural part of life and business. Whether it’s shifting priorities, changing market conditions, or unexpected roadblocks, most of us are constantly navigating the unknown. While you can’t always predict what’s coming, you can strengthen the one thing that matters most: your ability to lead yourself with clarity, focus, and confidence. The best…
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Think Smarter, Lead Stronger: 3 Proven Strategies to Strengthen Leadership Habits
We live in a world that rewards speed and output. But the most effective leaders know that lasting progress doesn’t come from constant motion — it comes from clear, focused thinking that drives intentional action. When you improve the quality of your thinking, you learn to work smarter and with less stress. You can make…
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Why 15 Minutes of Planning Can Save You Hours
For many of us, the day starts with good intentions — but quickly spirals into putting out fires. You respond to emails, handle urgent issues, jump from task to task … and before you know it, the day’s gone, and the big priorities are still sitting untouched. That cycle of reactivity is exhausting — and…
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Busy Isn’t Better: It’s Time to Think Smarter
At this point in the year, it’s tempting to keep pushing forward without looking up. But real progress isn’t just about moving faster — it’s about moving smarter. That starts with asking better questions. Take a moment right now and ask yourself: “What choice can I make and action can I take in this moment…
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Halftime Reset: Building Momentum to Finish the Year Strong
We’re almost halfway through the year — nearly six months down, six to go. This is your cue to slow down, reflect, and reset. Are you where you want to be in your business, career, or personal life? Are your actions aligned with your goals — or are you stuck reacting to daily demands, repeating…
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Bucks County Leadership: Dr. Gloria Oikelome, Provost and VP for Academic Affairs, Delaware Valley University
Dr. Gloria Oikelome, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Delaware Valley University in Doylestown, spoke with BUCKSCO Today about her childhood growing up in St. Paul, Minnesota, in a large family of Nigerian immigrants and how she, growing up in a family of avid readers, cultivated an appreciation for learning at a very…
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Be the Shift: How One Question Can Help You Lead with Purpose
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the state of the world. So much noise. So many problems. So little clarity. But here’s the truth: you still have agency. You still have the ability to influence the world around you — starting with how you choose to respond, moment by moment. One simple question can help…
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Unlock Your A-Game: The One Question That Changes Everything
You’re always just one question away from a better outcome — if you know what to ask. The Central Question — “What choice can I make and what action can I take in this moment to create the greatest net value?” — is a powerful tool for unlocking your potential in any moment. It helps…
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The Power of Perseverance: Why Growth Isn’t Always Linear
On your journey to success, sometimes it’s easy to feel discouraged, or wonder if you’re making any progress at all. Some days you can feel the momentum build, and others you feel like you’re stuck in the mud. Fortunately, facing setbacks here and there doesn’t mean you’ve failed — they’re simply feedback. What really matters…
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Sustainable Success: How to Activate Your Hidden Assets, Business Practices, and Leadership Strategies That Last
Earth Day is a great reminder that sustainability matters — but not just for the planet. It matters in how you run your business, lead your team, and take care of yourself, too. Let’s be honest: constantly running on fumes isn’t sustainable. Pushing harder without intention is a fast track to burnout. The good news?…
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The Path to Growth Starts Within: Activating Your Assets Is the Key to Your Next Level
Growth sounds exciting — until you realize how uncomfortable it actually is. That’s because achieving any meaningful goal doesn’t just require doing things differently. It requires being different. And being different starts with thinking differently. If you’re serious about reaching a new level in your business or life, you must become the version of yourself…
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Spring Into Action: A Fresh Start for Your Goals
Spring is a season of renewal — a time to shake off the dust, reset your energy, and breathe life into the things you’ve been putting off. In business and leadership, it’s easy to lose momentum over the winter months. We get caught up in routines, delays, and distractions. But as the seasons shift, so…
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Bucks County Leadership: Joe Howard, Vice President for Enrollment, Widener University
Joe Howard, Vice President for Enrollment at Widener University, grew up in the small town of Warren, Pa. He was a precocious and motivated kid who taught himself computer programming in second grade and, nudged by his high school English teacher, was the first person in his family to go to college. Howard graduated from…
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Don’t Be a Fool: Why Self-Leadership Is the Real Key to Success
April Fools’ Day is all about lighthearted pranks — but in business and life, the most dangerous tricks are the ones we play on ourselves. We say we want big things: to grow the business, lead our team better, or finally achieve that goal we’ve been chasing for years. But when we keep getting the…
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Your Q2 Game Plan: Don’t Just Keep Going — Keep Growing
With the first quarter nearly behind us, now is the perfect time to pause, reflect, and reset before moving full speed into Q2. The biggest mistake many people make is charging ahead without evaluating what’s working and what’s not. But success isn’t about staying busy — it’s about staying intentional. So, before you dive into…
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Former WSFS Bank CEO’s New Book Offers Leadership Wisdom for Business Growth, Resilience
The ball was in Mark Turner’s court. A few years ago, Turner’s predecessor as CEO of WSFS Bank, Skip Schoenhals, published a memoir that offered a behind-the-scenes look at his tenure leading the bank through the savings-and-loan crisis of the early 1990s. Turner recalled Schoenhals often teasing throughout the book that a follow-up volume would…
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Peirce College to Host ‘Women in Leadership: Channel Your Inner She-E-O’ Panel and Networking Event
Peirce College is celebrating Women’s History Month this March by hosting a panel of women leaders who will share their journeys en route to their professional careers. On Thursday, March 27, Peirce College will welcome four prominent local women leaders. They are: The women will each discuss how they tapped into their inner She-E-O to…









































