@Val Clapper Val Clapper (PhD) retired academic, Fulbright scholar, former Dean of Economic & Management Sciences, with a lifetime focus on public policy and leadership. So here’s a question worth slowing down for: In a world driven by algorithms, funnels, and automation… what do you believe still matters most when it comes to leadership, trust, and influence in business and community? Is it strategy? Is it ethics? Is it lived experience? Or something we’re quietly losing? This community is full of practitioners, builders, and thinkers. Different backgrounds. Different paths. Real-world insight. Drop a thought, a lesson, or even a disagreement. The goal isn’t to be right it’s to be useful. Let’s turn this into a conversation that actually stretches how we think.