The Writing & Ideas of Dr. McGlonn
Ideas That Challenge How We Build, Lead, and Live
Books & Writing
Build It Boldly
How Daring Business Leaders Can Gain Influence and Create Impact
A framework for leaders ready to move beyond incremental thinking and build work that is visionary, values-driven, and consequential.
The Leader’s Work
A Year of Guided Reflections for Cultivating Clarity, Courage, and Care in Leadership
A framework for leaders ready to move beyond incremental thinking and build work that is visionary, values-driven, and consequential.
Dear Kimberly
Columnist, Philadelphia Magazine
Kimberly is the voice behind Dear Kimberly in Philadelphia Magazine, a column exploring leadership, identity, and navigating life with clarity and integrity.
The column extends her work beyond organizations and into the public conversation, bridging personal reflection and principled leadership.
The Perspective Behind the Work
Dr. Kimberly McGlonn’s perspective is shaped by lived experience across two very different realities.
Raised in Milwaukee, once described by Dr. King as the “Selma of the North”, she experienced both the stability of middle-class life and the disruption of economic hardship at a young age.
That contrast shaped her understanding of:
Economic systems and inequality
The complex challenges caused by poverty
The lived realities of women navigating structural barriers
Today, her work challenges leaders to rethink not just business, but the systems business sustains.
What Kimberly Writes About
Kimberly’s work sits at the intersection of:
Leadership and moral responsibility
Business as a tool for systems change
Design as a force for cultural impact
Power, identity, and decision-making
Her writing offers both intellectual clarity and practical direction for leaders navigating complexity.
For Organizations & Institutions
Kimberly’s ideas extend beyond the page. Her work is brought to life through:
Keynote talks | Workshops and leadership sessions | Executive advisory