Why Your Elevator Pitch Isn't Working
You know you need an elevator pitch. Perhaps you’ve even practiced and gotten “why choose me” down to a perfect pitch. But somehow you never seem to get the chance to use it. Sadly, the biggest mistake I see aspiring networkers make is that they...You've Got To Move It, Move It
Last week was one of THOSE weeks. So much to do. The great, good, bad, and ugly. Pressures mounting on all fronts. Important investments in people, for which there was no short-cut. Business travel and back-to-back meetings. Demanding senior executive reviews and the...
How To Become A More Energetic Leader
You want to be an energetic leader, but it’s hard. You’re being pulled in so many directions. You’re tired. Your team is tired. And yet you also know It’s harder for your team to run out of steam when the leader they admire keeps showing up...
Become Leader Of The Year
Remember how energized you were that time you received meaningful recognition? Perhaps it was something equivalent to the leader of the year award, in front of a big crowd. Hands were shaken and pictures taken. Or it might have been less formal, but deeply touched...
Shake It Off: When To Let It Go
“Shake off all fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion.” ~ Thomas Jefferson Bad stuff happens. Life is unfair. Stupidity drains our energy....
Super Leaders Open Doors
Great leaders open doors for other leaders. Great leaders also know when to knock. Be a door opener. Learn how to knock. Who’s opened doors for you? What have you done to open doors for others? Bill Treasurer, author of Leaders Who Open Doors, is collecting...
Fast Results: Accomplish More In Less Time
You’ve been asked to do the impossible. The clock’s ticking and there’s pressure to perform. Competing priorities complicate the scene. Pushing harder exacerbates stress. Stress leads to inaction. Time to move fast. The FAST Model F-Focus To move...
Tough On Results, Gentle On People
“Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.” ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt When all that matters are numbers, eventually, people don’t matter. Great leaders consistently...
