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Leadership in Practice A Conversation with Jennifer Joyce, J.D., Circuit Attorney, City of St. Louis Q: Can you give me a two minute synopsis of how you got to where you are now? A: When I graduated law school, I went to work at a large firm, which was then called Peper Martin. I spent four years in the litigation department of a large law firm, and it was not my cup of tea. I decided that I would do something more interesting to me, even though it meant taking a major salary cut. I put in for a prosecutor... Read More

by Rik Nemanick, Ph.D. In October, I took a trip to Maui, where I drove the road to Hana. Those of you who have made the winding drive carved into the windward side of the Haleakalā volcano will no doubt recall the lush, tropical vegetation that grew everywhere. You may also remember an arboreal oddity: the collections of swaying palm trees were interspersed with incredibly tall and straight pine trees. The narrator on the tour CD we purchased explained that these were Cook’s Pines, trees native to New Caledonia and planted by the British explorer James Cook during his voyages... Read More

by Rik Nemanick, Ph.D.             One of the more valuable assets possessed by both leaders and organizations is social capital. Social capital can be thought of as the benefit created by leveraging network of relationships to achieve positive results. Individuals can be said to possess social capital based on the scope and the strength of their personal networks. Organizational social capital is the sum total of the number and strength of connections that exist among the people within the organization.  Unlike other forms of capital, social capital is not depleted by use, but in fact... Read More