LETTER FROM JILL MEYER

Take time to recharge. That’s what I keep hearing at this time of year. It makes me feel a little like a device I plug in every night to get the battery back to 100 percent. We’re not devices; we’re human beings and leaders. And we need to do more than just recharge before we head into another year of uncertainty, challenge, and, yes, promise. Last month, I heard newly-inaugurated Xavier University President Colleen Hanycz speak to a group of leaders in our region. She said she wanted her team to come to work every day ready to think strategically about the future of the organization. And to think big, they need to be ready, rested, and in a place where their minds can focus. She’s exactly right. That’s why we must do more than just recharge this season, which you can do in many ways. Instead, I urge you to “reset.” Take time to reflect on your successes and failures in the past 24 months. Order your priorities.

Adjust your perspective and attitude. Come to 2022 with a new mindset that can take you and your team to new places. This issue of Realm will have you reflecting on leadership, thanks to the comments from brilliant executive coaches, family-business CEOs, Great Living Cincinnatians, Meg Whitman, and dozens of other leaders across the region. Take this issue with you as you find time this season to truly reset. I’ll see you in 2022!

JILL P. MEYER

jill.meyer@cincinnatichamber.com