I’m honored and thrilled to announce that I will be a part of the dynamic consultant lineup that the Content Marketing Institute (CMI) has put together for its just-launched Consulting business (CMIC). In conversations about the new business with Robert Rose, CMIC’s first “Strategist in Residence” he was referring to this team of seven individual […]
“The basic and seemingly paradoxical truth of GTY (Greater Than Yourself) is that truly great leaders in life,” said Charles Roland, “become so because they cause others to be greater than themselves.” The words sounded familiar. “Who said that?” I asked Charles. “Well, unless you’re a ventriloquist, I did,” he said mischievously. Thus begins chapter […]
If you were given the role of CEO of a company and put into a high-stress situation where you had 10 minutes to: allocate your limited resources (time, people, raw materials…) strategically deliver innovative, high-quality products get the products to your customers on time fix any product failures and ultimately meet all of the terms […]
Like most small business owners and solo-preneurs I have to work hard to find moments for myself within the power-packed schedule of hours, days and weeks dedicated to my clients. So, when I tell you that I took two full days out of my life – two Sundays to be exact – to participate in […]
Steve Woodruff and I decided to make tomorrow night’s (April 12th) Leadership Chat topic about leading your customer. Is it even possible to actually lead your customer? Absolutely. You can lead your customer; and I believe Abraham Lincoln and Steve Jobs are brilliant examples of how to do so successfully. Lincoln is a glorious example […]
Well, you had to know this was coming. We’ve spent the last few weeks focusing on how introverts can succeed in leadership and business, and now it’s time to switch gears a bit and put the spotlight on extraverts. If you haven’t yet read the cornerstone post for this series, The Introvert’s Guide to Leadership, […]
I was having lunch recently with a CEO of a private company who I am fortunate to have as a friend and he mentioned the concept of “valor in leadership.” He was concerned that it was, in essence, becoming a lost art. When I gave my mind permission to wander off to images of valor […]
If there is one area where I think extraverts actually do have a leg-up on introverts in business it’s this: they are much more comfortable being visible and attracting attention. Whereas introverts generally prefer to be alone or in groups of two or three people with whom they are very comfortable, extraverts get their energy […]
I was fortunate in many ways to “grow up” in my career within a “Giant.” The $750 million dollar business unit I led had major competitors, but we were the leader in our industry. Given that the products I was responsible for were all FDA-regulated, our marketing revolved around the art and science of relationships…and […]
The Anniversary: Four years ago today I awoke knowing that my life was about to be forever changed. I showered and made the hour and a half trek to the University of Chicago Medical Center in the wee hours of the morning. When I arrived in the pre-op waiting room, which I must say felt […]