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New forum will unite education, business, and community leaders to strengthen the talent pipeline through stronger partnerships - not more programs. GREEN BAY, Wis. - Wisconsin's workforce challenge is no longer simply an employment issue - it's a leadership issue. As employers across the state continue to struggle to fill critical positions and demographic shifts reshape the future labor force, leaders are increasingly recognizing that workforce development begins long befor

When Communication Feels Clear but Doesn’t Land There is a particular kind of disconnect that shows up in organizations long before it ever appears in performance data, and it is easy to miss precisely because, on the surface, everything appears to be functioning as it should. Priorities are being communicated, meetings are happening with regular cadence, and leaders are investing real time and energy into keeping people informed, which naturally creates the assumption that a

Where leadership behavior changes, and performance improves Green Bay, WI - June 8–10, 2026, InitiativeOne will host its 2026 Leadership Conference, Leadership Reframe , at the Oneida Casino Hotel. Built for leaders accountable for results, this life-altering experience confronts the breakdowns that stall execution and limit performance. Over three days, leaders engage the real dynamics shaping their teams and leave able to: • Shift how they think under pressure • Lead diff