Twin Cities exec's blog-turned-book now required reading at St. Thomas

Nancy Dahl's 'Grounded' focuses on leadership.

November 25, 2019 at 6:43PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
NANCY M. DAHL (cq) TASTEFULLY SIMPLE INC. Title: President and chief operating officer Age: 54
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Twin Cities businesswoman Nancy Dahl ducked out of the C-suite several years ago and began putting her thoughts on leadership into a blog.

The blog turned into a book, which turned into her next chapter: as an author, consultant and speaker on how to be yourself while still being an effective leader.

Students at the University of St. Thomas and South Dakota State University now use her 2017 self-published book, "Grounded: Leading Your Life with Intention," in undergraduate and graduate leadership programs.

And staff at the career office at South Dakota State worked through the book to evaluate the way they work with students, according to Dahl's press agent.

Earlier this month, "Grounded" was recognized by New York City Big Book Award and National Indie Excellence Awards.

Dahl spent more than two decades at Lifetouch where she was the first female president of a major division. She also held executive-level positions at Cambria and Tastefully Simple, and has experience working in five industries.

Her firm IQ Strategic Partners works with individuals, organizations and leadership teams.

about the writer

about the writer

Jackie Crosby

Reporter

Jackie Crosby is a general assignment business reporter who also writes about workplace issues and aging. She has also covered health care, city government and sports. 

See More

More from Business

University of Scranton nursing student Glen Johnson administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to a medical professional during a clinic at the Throop Civic Center in Throop, Pa. on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. The Lackawanna County Medical Society had about 400 doses of the Moderna vaccine on hand to administer to people in Pennsylvania's Phase 1A group of the vaccine rollout plan, which is limited to healthcare personnel and long-term care facility residents. (Christopher Dolan/The Times-Tribune via AP)

State surveyors struggled to get Minnesotans to talk about their post-COVID health, but found a high rate of symptoms such as fatigue and brain fog.