Dena Sue Potestio
Vice President for Advancement
Touro University Nevada
“Sound judgement – Is your solution win-win, proposed, involving multiple viewpoints, empathetic, shared, best for all, collegial? Or [is it] win-lose, onesided, commanded, tone deaf, selfish, all for one, dictatorial? The former requires exercising our sound judgment muscles.”
Ryan Woodward
Chief Financial Officer
National Technical Institute (NTI)
“Follow through. When you say you are going to do something – do it. This skill has become hard to find these days but it’s a such a vital component of business and important to exercise.”
Toni Corbin
Chief Operating Officer
Southwest Medical
“Successful leaders are taught to persevere and that is extremely important. So is knowing when to make the decision to give up or terminate a project. Find a way to accept rejection or failure and learn from it!”
Alan H. Garrett
President and Chief Executive Officer
Carson Tahoe Health
“Problem solving is a skill rarely taught. It teaches people that it is ok to get something wrong and that overcoming challenges helps us grow, learn and become ready for the next obstacle.”
