Top Chef Carla Hall cooks up resilience for travel-food show

Top Chef Carla Hall cooks up resilience for travel-food show | Kroger, P&G partner to provide scholarships | Stop boxing yourself in as a leader Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( February 21, 2024 [WFF Leadership SmartBrief]( Advancing and Empowering Women Leaders [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Women and Innovation in the Workforce [] [Top Chef Carla Hall cooks up resilience for travel-food show]( American chef and former "Top Chef" contestant Carla Hall has triumphed over adversity, leveraging setbacks like the closure of her restaurant and the unequal pay on "The Chew" to propel herself forward. Hall's latest role as host of the travel-food show "Chasing Flavor" underscores her resilience and belief in the profound connection between food, heritage and family. Full Story: [The New York Times]( (2/20) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Kroger, P&G partner to provide scholarships]( Kroger and Procter & Gamble are partnering for their third annual Game Changers Scholarship program offering 23 female students seeking a business, science, technical or liberal arts education with $2,000 in assistance. The deadline to apply for the scholarship is May 12, and the Game Changers Platform also includes a women's leadership program to advance women into executive leadership roles. Full Story: [Progressive Grocer]( (2/16) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [Explore Fresh Flavours with UK Meat]( Beef, lamb, and pork produced in the UK is of exceptional quality thanks to our rigorous animal welfare standards that are amongst the highest worldwide. You can trust the UK for a reliable supply of sustainable, pasture-fed, hormone-free, high animal welfare meats that boast outstanding and distinctive flavour.[Join us and see things differently.]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Career Progression: Developing Leaders [] [Stop boxing yourself in as a leader]( [Stop boxing yourself in as a leader]( (Siri StaffordGetty Images) In times of uncertainty, successful leaders go through a cycle of "survive, reset and thrive," but can get in their own way if they fail to adopt new strategies, put off decisions, tinker around the edges of problems or look for new opportunities too soon, writes author and executive advisor Rebecca Homkes. "Your job is to set clear intent and boundaries and ensure your distrib­uted leaders have the capabilities needed to execute towards the intent. Then get out of their way," Homkes advises. Full Story: [Fast Company (tiered subscription model)]( (2/16) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [HR leader at Crocs focuses on a culture of acceptance]( Crocs Chief People Officer Shannon Sisler says she focuses on strengthening a workplace culture that emphasizes acceptance, inclusion, transparency, communication, collaboration and fairness. "We're fortunate that we have lots of people coming in and collaborating day to day, and I think it's because we've created a comfortable environment where they can do that," Sisler says. Full Story: [Human Resources Director]( (2/16) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Industry News & Trends [] [Eateries in old houses make dining out feel like home]( Developers in Nashville, Los Angeles and Austin, Texas, are preserving clusters of homes in high-density neighborhoods, creating walkable culinary hubs that blend dining out with a cozy, homelike feel. Chez Panisse in Berkeley, Calif., has been in a 1930s bungalow for 50 years, and developers are taking the concept to the next level, including restorationist and architect Jingbo Lou, who is keeping the homes' original floor plans and converting specific elements to commercial use in the Alpine Courtyard in the Los Angeles neighborhood Victor Heights, where micro restaurants share a courtyard that he calls "your grandma's backyard." Full Story: [The New York Times]( (2/20) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Campaign brings chefs to the table on climate policy]( The James Beard Foundation has created a campaign called "Climate Solutions for Restaurant Survival" that is expected to bring together chefs and farmers to spur policymakers to take action on climate change. The campaign -- based on research from The George Washington University's Global Food Institute, founded by chef Jose Andres -- will stress the potential damage to independent restaurants from climate-related crop loss, which drives up food costs. Full Story: [Restaurant Business]( (2/20) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Maker's Mark, Vital Voices partner on label honoring women]( Maker's Mark is collaborating with the Vital Voices, a nonprofit that supports women leaders, to create a limited-edition label designed by artist Gayle Kabaker that customers can personalize on the whiskey maker's website by dedicating it to a woman important in their life. The initiative is in honor of Women's History Month in March and co-founder Margie Samuels, one of the first women inducted into the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame. 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