Jennifer McCollum

Linkage CEO Jennifer McCollum reflects on the resignation decisions of Jacinda Ardern, former prime minister of New Zealand, and Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish First Minister. It takes great courage to identify a bold pathway forward. For Ardern and Sturgeon, taking a step back—literally pushing pause—was the correct answer.

Linkage, recently acquired by SHRM, is pleased to share that SHRM has now acquired CEO Academy, a high-level intensive learning and networking experience for CEOs and board leaders. CEO Academy’s annual two-day program focuses on strategy, innovation, growth, finance, talent, compensation, succession and other key issues for chief executives, emerging leaders and board leaders.

This is an exciting moment for all of us at Linkage. As you may have seen in our recent announcement, Linkage has been acquired by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), a leading membership organization dedicated to elevating HR and building a world of work that works for all. Read more here.

In this six-part blog series, Linkage CEO Jennifer McCollum highlights new trends that will inspire women toward achieving gender equity in leadership, and shares practical insights on what organizations and individuals can do right now to impact progress. In the second blog of this series, Jennifer discusses the notable and growing “Great Wake-up Call” around women’s value to corporate America—and why we need to take aggressive action now to protect their stake in our future.

In this six-part blog series, Linkage CEO Jennifer McCollum highlights new trends that will inspire women toward achieving gender equity in leadership, and shares practical insights on what organizations and individuals can do right now to impact progress.

Jennifer McCollum, CEO of Linkage, reflects on how public recognition of significant historical moments can stimulate honest dialogue and a better understanding of our shared history and outlines important Juneteenth resources for leaders.

This month, a draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court showed that a majority of justices voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that established the right to abortion in the United States. Jennifer McCollum, CEO of Linkage, shares her thoughts on this news.