Tracy Davidson on why the best stories aren’t found on the screen, but within ourselves. “Whatever it is they’ve been afraid to do or thought that they couldn’t do it, I hope they leave braver than when they came in.” — Tracy Davidson I recently sat down with Tracy Davidson, a name synonymous with trusted news in the Philadelphia region for a distinguished, multi-decade career. If you’ve spent any time in the Mid-Atlantic, you’ve likely seen Tracy guiding viewers through everything from consumer investigations to breaking news. But while the world saw an award-winning […]
Thoughts from a First-Time Grandfather There is a specific kind of “noise” we all carry. It’s the hum of unfinished emails, the pressure of quarterly targets, and the mental weight of a to-do list that never ends. We spend so much time sprinting toward the next finish line that we often forget to look at the ground we’re actually standing on. This week, my world got very quiet and very clear. Monday, I became a grandfather for the first time. While I was waiting in the hospital lobby for a few hours, everything else on my […]
Grant Otto on what 1,000 feet underwater can teach us about career purpose and the power of “waiting.” “The biggest ‘career moves’ don’t start with a resume; they start with curiosity.” I recently sat down with Grant Otto, a marine scientist and researcher specializing in marine robotics. If that sounds like a job from a movie, that’s because it almost is, complete with stories of underwater ROVs getting tangled 1,000 feet down and “wet storage” missions to recover equipment worth more than a house. But Grant didn’t come on Outside Insights just to talk about […]
In his latest interview with WDEL’s Peter MacArthur, Placers President Chris Burkhard offers a grounded perspective on the current employment landscape. While February’s loss of 92,000 jobs nationally (following a gain of 130,000 in January) may seem alarming, Chris suggests the market is simply “normalizing.” Key Insights for Delaware Business Leaders: The 5.2% Threshold: Delaware’s unemployment has reached 5.2%. While not a crisis, it marks the end of the labor shortage era where workers held all the leverage. Doing More with Less: CEOs are increasingly turning to technology and automation to maintain productivity without the overhead of massive […]
Leaders spend a lot of time thinking about strategy, hiring, and growth. But culture is often shaped by something much smaller: the expectations we reinforce every day. Over the course of my career, I’ve sat through more bad meetings than I care to count. Meetings with no agenda. Too many people in the room. Zoom moments where someone inevitably says, “You’re on mute.” Conversations that run long, go nowhere, and end without clarity about what was decided or who owns the next step. Technology has made note-taking easier. AI can summarize meetings and capture action items. […]
