Leadership
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Mid-Year Wake-Up Call: How to Stop Reacting and Start Leading Yourself
Here’s a hard truth most business coaches won’t tell you: Busy is not a business strategy. It’s a disguise. After working with professionals across many industries for more than 30 years, I can tell you this: the people I work with are among the hardest working I have ever met. And yet, a surprising number…
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Found Love on Crozer Campus in Chester
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. met his first and only White girlfriend, Amelia Elizabeth (Betty) Moitz, while studying at Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, writes Jonathan Eig, best-selling author of King: A Life, as reported in The Philadelphia Citizen. She was his “true love,” according to friend Harry Belafonte. Amelia, known as Betty, was the…
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Stop Letting Urgent Steal Your Future: The Eisenhower Matrix Every Leader Needs
Memorial Day encourages many of us to pause and reflect. We honor the courage and sacrifice of those who gave their lives for something greater than themselves. It is also a reminder to think about what truly matters most in our own lives and leadership. Dwight D. Eisenhower understood this better than most. Before serving…
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Delaware County Leadership: Heather Wilson, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer, YMCA of Greater Brandywine
As the YMCA celebrates its 175th anniversary nationally, the YMCA of Greater Brandywine (YGBW) is focused on what comes next in Chester County. That work is being driven in part by Heather Worthy Wilson, Chief Growth and Strategy Officer at YGBW, who has spent the last year helping to shape the organization’s three-year strategic plan,…
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Slowing Down to Go Faster in the Age of Acceleration
Taking the time to deliberately appreciate the present moment can greatly support your overall well-being. In a world that keeps moving faster and faster, we have a new disease to be wary of: The Busyness Disease. Often, we move through life so quickly that we don’t take the time to pause and acknowledge our wins…
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You’re Making More Progress Than You Think. Here’s How to See It
A few weeks ago, I had one of those days that looked productive on the surface but didn’t feel like it. The calendar was full. Emails were answered. A few meetings checked off. By the end of the day, I had technically “done a lot.” But if I’m being honest, I couldn’t point to anything…
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WilmU One-on-One: Meet Andy Sinclair, Faculty Member and 2026 VISTA NextGen Superstar
On April 30, Andy Sinclair, Wilmington University Alumnus, Assistant Professor, and Chair of Business Analytics and Applied Technology programs, was recognized as a 2026 VISTA NextGen Superstar at a reception held on the Penn State Great Valley campus in Malvern. Hosted annually by VISTA Today, the event honors 40 standout Chester County professionals who have made significant contributions in their respective fields and their…
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April Showers, May Results
“April showers bring May flowers.” After a particularly rainy April this year, that phrase kept coming back to me — on rainy drives, looking out the windows, even walking into a few conversations with clients who felt like they were stuck in their own version of a storm. Not the kind you can see on…
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Where Is Your Attention Taking You?
If you pay attention to your day for even a few hours, you’ll start to notice something. There’s a constant conversation happening in your mind. It shows up in how you interpret situations, how you respond to challenges, and how you talk to yourself when things don’t go as planned. Most of it happens automatically,…
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Central Penn Business Journal Honors RKL’s CEO and CEO-Elect for Their Leadership in Business, Finance
RKL CEO Ed Monborne and CEO-Elect Mike De Stefano have been named among Central Penn Business Journal’s 2026 Leaders in Business and Finance. Monborne was named an honoree in the Lifetime Achievement category, and De Stefano was recognized in the Independent CPA category. The awards honor financial professionals who have made outstanding contributions to their…
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Plant the Right Seeds
This time of year brings a natural shift. The days get longer, the weather improves, and there’s a renewed sense of energy around growth and possibility. It’s also a reminder of something simple but powerful: growth doesn’t happen by accident. In a garden, nothing appears overnight. Before anything can grow, something has to be planted.…
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Lincoln University Grad Darryl Ridgeway Named 2026 Diversity in Business Honoree
Darryl Ridgeway, a Lincoln University graduate and assistant sales manager at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, has been recognized with a 2026 Diversity in Business Award, writes Lara Schwartz for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Ridgeway created First Year Boost, a one-on-one coaching program for new and newly affiliated agents at the company’s Society Hill office.…
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Have You Created Space to Think?
It’s easy to get caught in the rhythm of doing. Meetings, decisions, responsibilities — one thing after another. But every now and then, something forces you to step out of that rhythm. For me, that moment came recently — a five-day silent retreat that gave me the chance to stop, slow down, and reset. The…
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Are You Fooling Yourself?
It’s the end of the day. You finally sit back for a moment and look at everything you touched — emails answered, calls taken, messages returned, small fires handled as they came up. The day felt full. Fast-paced. Productive. And yet … something doesn’t quite add up. The work that actually matters most — the…
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Delaware County Leadership: Alex Balagour, EVP and Chief Information Officer, C&N | Banking, Lending, Wealth Management
Alex Balagour, EVP and Chief Information Officer at C&N, spoke with DELCO Today about his globe-hopping childhood as the son of an economist and an electrical engineer from what was then Soviet Ukraine. Balagour immigrated to the U.S. with his parents when he was 16 and spent his youth exploring the offerings of his local…
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Harcum College Welcomes Paul Tomczak as IT Planning Executive Director
Paul Tomczak recently joined Harcum College as Enterprise Resource Planning Executive Director, effective Mar. 23. Tomczak brings more than two decades of leadership experience in enterprise software development and project management, most recently serving with Ellucian, where he directed large-scale software initiatives supporting colleges and universities worldwide. During his tenure, he led global development teams,…
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West Chester’s Justin Chan Honored With 2026 Diversity in Business Award
Justin Chan, a West Chester native and owner of Valley Creek Productions, has been named a 2026 Diversity in Business Awards honoree, writes Lara Schwartz for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Chan’s video production company celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2025 with more than 500 projects completed, capturing events and initiatives focused on inclusion and civic pride.…
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Protect Your Most Valuable Property
Most professionals assume they have a time management problem. But in many cases, the real issue is something deeper. It’s an attention management problem. Entrepreneurial coach Dan Sullivan describes attention as a form of property — something you own and have the right to control. Yet in today’s busy world, it often feels like everyone…
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