by: Megan Orbin – Woof Boom I graduated from Ball State University and found full time employment at Woof Boom. I was excited to work for my company but that…

Sue Godfrey dropped out of the workforce to raise children. She had left a management position and re-entered office life through an entry-level role. Sue enrolled in Shafer Leadership’s Emergence…

Shafer Leadership Academy served 3,000 more participants in 2019 than in 2015. That’s a 900% growth in the people, organizations and communities it empowers with personal and professional leadership skills.…

From the dawn of time, human beings have organized themselves into tribes. Anthropologists tell us that early humans formed bands of 30 – 40 people all hunting, gathering, and living…

I recently had the opportunity to travel to Harvard University to complete a course through their School of Extended Education. I signed up for the class because I keep finding…

As many of you know our community lost a giant in March, when Dr. George Branam passed away. You may not know, however, that George was a founding board member…

People sometimes come to Shafer Leadership Academy with the hope we will help them control others. First, we talk with them about controlling themselves.  It’s not always the message they…

You can learn a lot about leaders by the way they talk. Some leaders believe their position entitles them to demand respect and command others. These leaders talk about “being…

Imagine a clear eyed, motivated leader traveling down a path towards a better future. Fueled by certainty they move swiftly, taking long strides and feeling more confident with each step,…

It’s easy to believe that leaders are superheroes — people with special powers who can swoop in to solve any problem quickly and with few consequences. The problem is, you’re not…