Featured by Forbes contributor Kevin Kruse as a leader whose reflective storytelling methodology connects emotional intelligence and leadership development more clearly than any of the 40+ L&D professionals interviewed for the series. The article profiles Brittany's unique approach to helping leaders make sense of their own story as a foundation for authentic, effective leadership.

Findings revealed that storytelling in an LDP reinforces leadership that calls for engagement at work on a deeply human level that humanizes direct reports, colleagues, and managers across the organization. In the context of LDPs, storytelling can act as a vehicle for meaning-making for participants to better understand their own individual identity and their leadership identity, along with leadership behaviors in the context of the organization.

This study focuses on the potential adversity the study abroad experience may have on students, specifically in terms of identity-sense making prior to, during, and after their study abroad programs. The results of this study suggest that, with more resources that engage in identity sense-making, students will have the tools to mitigate all outcomes from their international experiences.