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Edward Slover
Assistant Professor, Colangelo College of Business
Ed Slover, DM, is an assistant professor of management and marketing at Grand Canyon University. Prior to this role, he was the area director for My Fit Foods and previously the district manager for 11, 24 Hour Fitness locations in Phoenix. Overall, he spent 16 years in the commercial health and fitness industry. He holds a Doctor of Management in organizational leadership, in addition to a Master of Arts in organizational management. He has extensive experience in leadership development, coaching and strategy. He has lived in Arizona since 2010 after having spent seven years in Chicago. Dr. Slover has a voracious appetite for reading and is an unabashed Cleveland Browns fan. He has a tremendous passion for teaching and having a positive influence in the lives of his students.
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Why Failure Is Important in Leadership | GCU Blog

How does failure lead to success? Dive into why failure is important in leadership and pursue your MS in Leadership from GCU!

Posted on July 5, 2023

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Why Failure Is Important in Leadership

Henry Ford once said, “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again; this time more intelligently.”1 Although this sentiment is optimistic in its presentation, no one likes to fail. Failure hurts...
Posted on July 05, 2023

Use Habits of Successful Students to Improve Your College Experience

One of the prevailing sentiments that gets communicated to prospective or current college students is that earning a degree is “just a piece of paper.” Nothing could be further from the truth, as...
Posted on May 01, 2023

The Psychology of Success: Focus on What Matters

Think back to a time in your life when you achieved success. How proud were you to have achieved it? What motivated you to pursue the endeavor? Were you rewarded for having achieved it beyond personal...
Posted on July 26, 2021

3 Ways to Embrace Uncertainty in Business

Think about the last time you were introduced to a new idea that did not align with your view of the world or belief system. Think about a time when a change was thrust upon you for which you did not...
Posted on October 08, 2020

Three Ways to Improve Your Decision-Making in Business

Constantly faced with tough decisions and need to improve your decision-making ability? This post can help with three ways to improve your decision-making.
Posted on August 26, 2020

Overcoming Micro-Management: 3 Ways to Create a Winning Culture

There’s nothing more annoying for an experienced person than being micromanaged. Learn three ways to overcome micromanagement and create a winning culture.
Posted on July 15, 2020