Those who can’t manage themselves can’t be expected to manage anything else either.
Jody B. Miller, CEO, C2C Executive Search & Strategic Management We’re hearing a lot these days about how Millennials are changing the workplace as they prioritize happiness and job satisfaction over simply holding a company position. Millennials aren’t the only ones craving that kind of freedom, though. Baby Boomers have craved it for decades. The difference […]
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Could you be confusing that favorite story with an anecdote? Before I mention why it matters, you’re probably wondering why so many blogs and books in the last few years have urged you to learn to tell a great story. Here’s why. Stories make things stick. CEOs, entertainers, professional speakers, trainers, and leaders have learned
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Terri Maxwell, CEO, Share on Purpose When it comes to executive startup funding, the ceiling for female executives isn’t made of glass – it’s made of paper, the paper used to make money. And if you follow the money – as in the nearly $60 billion venture capitalists invested in 2016 – the vast majority
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In 1974, Mel Brooks directed the blockbuster comedy, Young Frankenstein. In the movie, Dr. Frederick Frankenstein learns he has inherited his infamous grandfather’s estate in Transylvania, along with his manuals and lab notes. After initially resisting any connection to his grandfather, Frederick becomes fascinated by the idea of creating his own monster after he discovers
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Tim Cole, Founder & CEO, The Compass Alliance “The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sail.” ~ William Arthur Ward An intriguing factor continues to challenge many organizations and indications are strong that the crisis will not subside in the near term. That challenge – the continued disenfranchisement
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Keith, CEO of a Fortune 500 financial organization, called with an intriguing project—one I’ve never been asked to repeat elsewhere, but one with fascinating results. The Project The CEO wanted to know how much I could discover about a person’s leadership style from their writing. “I don’t know; I’ve never had occasion to test my
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Corrie Shanahan, Author, Do it, Mean it, Be it. The Keys to Achieve Success, Happiness and Everything You Deserve at Work and in Life In my new book “Do it, Mean it, Be it. The Keys to Achieve Success, Happiness and Everything You Deserve at Work and in Life” I describe the strategies and secrets of people who are not
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Leaders aim to make their mark on business operations, imprint their philosophies on their staff, leave their legacy on the organization. They hope the team will remember their leadership as unique, profitable, and pleasant. Understandable goals. But all too often, new leaders start out with similar clichés and concepts—lines that set their staff members up
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Felena Hanson, Author, Flight Club – Rebel, Reinvent, and Thrive: How to Launch Your Dream Business My calendar is jam-packed – It’s not unusual for me to work 12 hour days. As an entrepreneur, there is always something I “should” or “could” be doing. This isn’t a complaint but a declaration that my life is full,
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As my clients began to emerge from the global economic turmoil that began in 2008, they indicated they had learned numerous lessons—the most important one: When leaders make good decisions, little else matters. When they refuse to make decisions, or show a pattern of making bad ones, nothing else matters. As I helped these leaders position themselves
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