Leader to Leader wins 2026 APEX Award of Excellence

Leader to Leader, Editor-in-Chief Sarah McArthur and Managing Editor Bruce Rosenstein received an APEX 2026 Award of Excellence for writing. The honor highlights the journal’s 2025 leadership coverage and the continuing editorial legacy of Frances Hesselbein.

Why it matters: - The APEX recognition puts Leader to Leader’s editorial work among the top publication entries judged by industry peers. - The award underscores the journal’s continued focus on leadership, ethics and public responsibility. - The win also extends the editorial legacy associated with founder Frances Hesselbein.

What happened: - Sarah McArthur, Bruce Rosenstein and Leader to Leader received an APEX 2026 Award of Excellence. - The recognition came in the categories of Writing / Type of Media - Regular Departments & Columns and Magazines, Journals & Tabloids – Writing. - The award highlighted McArthur’s 2025 quarterly journal contributions.

The details: - McArthur’s 2025 columns included “What Will Sustain the Democracy?” in winter, “Our Future Hinges on the Leaders We Follow” in spring, “Harnessing the Power of Inclusion” in summer and “What Will Really Make a Difference?” in fall. - Leader to Leader Issue #117, Summer 2025, features 13 leadership articles on AI, character, trust, thought leadership, leading across generations and “Working Together”™. - Featured contributors include Angela Jackson; Mary Crossan, Bill Furlong and Corey Crossan; Sarah McArthur, Alan Mulally, Dan Dornseif, Michael Lombardi, Peter M. Morton, Lars Andersen, Ron Ostrowski and John Roundhill; Adam Galinsky and Chloe Levin; Jovina Ang; Nada R. Sanders; and Yabome Gilpin-Jackson. - APEX Awards for Publication Excellence is an annual competition for publishers, editors, writers and designers across print, web, electronic and social media. - The awards program operates independently as APEX Awards Inc. - In the 38th annual competition, about 1,000 entries were evaluated. - Awards were distributed across 100 categories within 13 main groups.

Between the lines: - The award signals that Leader to Leader’s editorial strategy is still resonating in a crowded field of publication entries. - The emphasis on democracy, inclusion and responsibility suggests the journal is leaning into leadership content with civic and organizational relevance. - The continued reference to Hesselbein’s legacy shows the publication is using continuity as part of its identity.

What's next: - Leader to Leader will likely continue publishing leadership-focused issues and columns tied to current debates in management and public life. - McArthur’s role suggests the journal will keep building on the editorial approach recognized by APEX. - The Summer 2025 issue remains available online. - More information is available through Sarah McArthur's website, LinkedIn profile, Instagram account, and YouTube channel.