We often hear about bad bosses, but we think it’s important to talk about the good ones because we hope that by giving folks examples of how to be a good boss we can inspire future bosses to be better, to do better for their employees and all stakeholders.

Dr. Christy Soto-johnson

I’ve been working consistently since I was 13 (and I’m over 40), and at times I’ve even held up to 3 jobs at once. As you can imagine, I’ve had a lot of bosses and supervisors! Although some were amazing for very unique reasons, all of the most impactful bosses I’ve ever had have these 6 amazing traits in common. I hope they help all of you when looking for a positive work environment and a good leader to work with. Read more>>

Glodean Champion

The best leader I ever had was Pete Berg. He was a Six Sigma Master Black Belt that was hired to help our company resolve some process-related issues. During his interview he asked, “Who’s the person who gets things done and has great relationships with people in the organization. My name was top of the list, so I was partnered with Pete to build the Process Optimization team. Read more>>

Clayton Bryant

One of the best Mentors I’ve had if I may say 2 were Luther Vandross & Roger Daltrey Of The Who. Luther taught me not to be afraid of my voice experiment with the texture & tones, but also taught me precision how to blend well singing background vocals. Roger Daltrey taught me how to be fearless onstage. He said I reminded him of Otis Redding not so much in voice but my energy how I could command the audience. touring with him was an everyday eye opening experience. He had me sing his lead parts on Good Morning America which led me to duetting with him for the rest of the tour. And he wrote me an incredible letter of encouragement when the tour was over. Read more>>