Leesa Ann Stewart·Jul 13How to Build the Board Everyone Wants to Serve OnDuring my career in the public, nonprofit, and higher education sectors, I have worked with every kind of governing board imaginable. They…
Leesa Ann Stewart·Apr 7The Fallacy of Fit: When Fit Becomes a Barrier to InclusionMany years ago, I watched a YouTube video in which a white male leader from a renowned academic institution argued that inclusion requires…
Leesa Ann Stewart·Mar 9Trustworthy Organizations Prove Their Credibility External Accountability and Institutional…Nonprofit and higher education leaders are operating in a moment of heightened scrutiny. Public funding streams are tightening…
Leesa Ann Stewart·Feb 10Equity Is Not a Values Statement. It Is a Staffing DecisionAs organizations work toward equity in the workplace, one reality becomes increasingly difficult to ignore. Equity does not emerge from…
Leesa Ann Stewart·Jan 12As Higher Education Goes, So Goes the NationThe condition of higher education in the United States now mirrors the condition of the nation. The two systems have become structurally…
Leesa Ann Stewart·Nov 5, 2025AI and Equity: Everyone Has a Secretary NowFor most of history, only a few people had secretaries or assistants. Administrative support was a signal of rank-a luxury reserved for…
Leesa Ann Stewart·Oct 7, 2025The Next CFO Will Inherit Your GhostsYour leadership legacy is more about what you leave behind than what you achieved
Leesa Ann Stewart·Sep 2, 2025Are We Really Implementing DEI or Just Talking About It?Early in my career, I made mistakes not from malice but from ignorance. I cannot undo the harm I caused, nor can I find every person I may…
Leesa Ann Stewart·Aug 5, 2025Retention Is the New Recruitment: Building Sustainable WorkplacesI have worked in several high turnover environments where it often felt as if we were constantly hiring, recruiting, and training new…
Leesa Ann Stewart·Jul 7, 2025The Myth of Neutrality: Budgeting Is Always a Values StatementBudgeting is often mistaken for a sterile, technical exercise. It is seen as balancing income and expenses, meeting compliance…
