What did you Learn Today?
April 2021
I was recently asked a terrific question. It was one that I had never been asked before, but one that really made me think: “If you had to sum up your personal leadership philosophy in just four words, what would those four words be?”
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Can You be an Effective Leader if you Can’t Delegate?
February 2021
Is it even possible to become a great CEO or a beloved leader of any team if one lacks the ability to effectively delegate tasks and decision making to others?
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Who Cares About What You Do?
January 2021
As another new year rolls around, successful leaders typically take a little time to evaluate their past year’s performance and set goals for the upcoming year. I know I do. Likewise…
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Are You a Great Conversationalist?
December 2020
Do you enjoy engaging in conversations with people you have not met before? Do you look forward to attending gatherings where you may not know anyone? Do you think other people enjoy conversing with you?
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Where Do You Stand on the Scale Between Being Tolerant versus Offended?
November 2020
What kinds of things offend you? How do you respond when someone tells a joke with a sexist, or ethnic, or political connotation?
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Real Success is Always Beyond Your Comfort Zone
October 2020
What do you do when you’re asked to do something important that you’ve never done before, when the result will impact hundreds of people, and there is a tight deadline?
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Have You Used Your Lockdown Time Wisely?
September 2020
On the first business day of January, just eight months ago—when the DOW was at 28,868, the economy was going gangbusters, and the unemployment rate was at an all-time low—who would have dreamed that 2020 …
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Whose Job is it to Solve Problems, Anyway?
August 2020
As a manager, do you expect your team members to leave their personal problems at the door upon arrival at work or are you open to discussing anything and everything that may be troubling them?
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What do you do to enrich your perspective?
July 2020
Have you ever felt like you’re stuck in a rut, like when you have a problem but you just keep coming up with the same tired ideas that don’t really resolve the issue?
What do you do in those cases?
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Do You Really Love What You Do?
June 2020
Are you one of the lucky ones who awaken each day, enthused to be alive, excited and eager to jump into whatever it is your work situation has in store? Or do you dread the thought of spending yet another day in a role that…
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Do you know where your leaders are?
May 2020
As the world continues to reel and deal with the catastrophic effects of the global pandemic, there is a greater need than ever for executives and managers at every level to proactively and fully communicate; be visible and accessible; and lead from the front.
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Can We Really Learn from History?
April 2020
It’s almost unbelievable that the entire world could land in such a place. Aside from Hollywood and sci-fi writers, who could have even imagined the scenario we have today? Who would have ever predicted such a drastic global economic downturn…
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Lead like you know what you are doing
March 2020
Have you ever been asked to accept a mission-critical, high-visibility assignment, the likes of which you have never handled before and for which you have never been trained? If given a choice, would you jump at the chance or decline?
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If a Two-year-old Can Be Respectful, Why Can't You?
February 2020
One of the first “leadership” lessons I ever learned, at about the age of two, was to always show respects to others, and especially to my elders. Respect is not a difficult concept if a two-year-old can act on it.
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Is Your Rear View Mirror Kind to You?
January 2020
At the start of each New Year, successful leaders set time aside to establish goals for the year ahead. But before you jump onto the planning bandwagon for 2020, first take some time to reflect.
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Are You Brave Enough to Tell Your Story?
December 2019
Articulating your value is not bragging. It’s simply telling your story … the facts about the value you have delivered to date along with your vision for the future. Explain how you have demonstrated that you can be trusted to make your vision for the future reality.
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What Kind of Role Model are You?
November 2019
Role models serve as examples. Whenever you are observed by others, you serve as a role model of some kind. Are you the kind of role model you want to be?
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The Fascinator Effect
October 2019
One of the first business leadership books I ever read, way back when, was The Woman’s Dress for Success Book by John T. Malloy, originally published in 1977. Admittedly, before I went to MBA school, I spent five years as a fashion designer on the west coast. How I dressed, and how I helped others dress, has always been of great importance to me.
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