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Soft Skills Are the New Power Skills

July 16, 2024

“Soft skills” are getting a rebrand. Studies show today’s business leaders need increasing levels of empathy, humility and emotional intelligence to navigate a rapidly changing world.

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Phil DiStefano: A Look at the Past 50 Years on Campus

July 16, 2024

Chancellor Phil DiStefano has seen CU Boulder go through plenty of ups and downs over the past 50 years. Now, as he prepares to take on a new chapter, he reflects on his time as a Buff.

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Cooking With Kindness: Bruce Bromberg's Unique Approach to Leading Blue Ribbon Restaurants

July 16, 2024

Bruce Bromberg (Anth’88) and his brother Eric founded Blue Ribbon Restaurants in 1992, and prioritized leading their employees in a productive and welcoming environment. Some staff members remain with them more than 30 years later.

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Editor's Note: Summer 2024

July 16, 2024

This summer, we examine powerful leadership skills: empathy, humility and emotional intelligence. I’d like to add one to that list — kindness. A few years back I found my favorite T-shirt: it’s charcoal gray with simple white lettering that reads, “kindness is magic.” Kindness takes many forms: asking about someone’s...

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Phil DiStefano on the Lifelong Practice of Leadership

July 16, 2024

Chancellor Phil DiStefano reflects on compassionate leadership, his years at CU and a meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

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The Coloradan's Q&A with Coach Prime

July 10, 2023

Read Coach Prime's winning mentality and leadership philosophy

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The Prime Effect

July 10, 2023

Surging social accounts, sold-out tickets and ESPN are just the start.

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Boettcher Foundation CEO Katie Kramer Talks Leadership

July 2, 2021

Katie Kramer found her calling at the helm of a leadership-focused foundation.

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CU Students and Faculty Ask: What Does Leadership Mean in Today's World?

July 2, 2021

As part of the university’s vision to better address 21st-century humanitarian, social and technological challenges, CU introduced a Center for Leadership last year.

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From the Chancellor: Leadership for Our Times

July 2, 2021

Chancellor DiStefano weighs in on leadership.

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