Leadership and Business

257 Cornelius Powell - Today's Hospital

April 25, 2026

The amount of change businesses have experienced since the pandemic has been considerable. Just about every sector learned some lessons during and after the pandemic. And, as a result, they operate differently today. That includes hospitals. In the past five years, hospitals of all sizes have seen changes in staffing, tele-health, finance, and staff and patient safety among other things. Dr. Cornelius Powell is Chief Medical Officer at the Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center, an awar...

256 Alison Nagel - The Loneliness Epidemic

February 21, 2026

According to Gallup's State of the Workplace, 1 in 5 employees currently feel lonely at work. And the World Health Organization estimates 1 in 6 adults worldwide experience significant loneliness. The downstream effects of loneliness at work include poor performance, reduced creativity, and higher absenteeism. Loneliness among young people, in particular Gen Z, has reached an alarming rate. The University of Virginia is home to the Connection Project which trains over 1000 students each year ...

255 Dawn Edmiston - Your Personal Brand

February 16, 2026

Whether you're happily employed, between jobs, or employed and looking for your next role, it can be easy to forget about your personal brand. Building and promoting your personal brand is important in today's competitive and crowded world, and it requires time, thought and effort. On the positive side, more tools than ever are available today to help you communicate those qualities that make you special. Dawn Edmiston is a professor of Marketing at the William & Mary School of Business. Amon...