Portrait of Charisma: Something About Larry
As we have been working through our “Charisma Project,” I have been on the look out for signs of great charisma in every day life, and realized it’s time for me to talk about Larry. Larry Owensel is a professional dancer and personal trainer, and...
Interview with Dan Rockwell, "The Leadership Freak"
One of the most amazing parts of this new journey into writing and blogging is the amazing connections I am making with tremendous leaders. The support of this community is fantastic, and I am growing every day through the people I am meeting. Thank you Dan Rockwell,...Maximize Your Potential: It’s Never Too Late to Grow Great
Over a year ago I had a debate with an old friend around a campfire about maximizing your potential. Since then, I haven’t been able to get his words out of my head. “By the time we are in our 40s our path is set your potential is channeled, you are just...
Happy Talk: Energizing Results Through Positive Words
At times, leaders must be tough. Very tough. We must set high expectations, we must hold people accountable, we must ensure everyone is always striving for more. That works. And there is also the need for “happy talk,” timed well. One thing that I found as...
Saturday Salutations: Just in Time
When I talked to Nancy about writing, she told me she had written a 300 page tribute to her friend, which she had never published. I encouraged her to share the short story as a Saturday Salutation. Nancy is a Customer Service leader at Verizon Wireless, with a...
Following the Leader? Stop, Notice How It Makes You Feel
There is much we can learn from following. We all find ourselves in positions to follow both great and horrible leaders from time to time. It helps to stop and really pay attention to how we feel during the process. Pay Attention to Emotions As leaders, we lead and...
Label With Care: Creating Possibilites Through Better Personal Branding
How we label ourselves matters. Sometimes we wear old labels without even noticing. Years ago, I attended a diversity workshop with an exercise designed to get us thinking about labels. The main idea was that the more we talked about our differences in a safe...
