As most of you know, I’m a staunch champion of strategies that help introverts succeed in business and leadership. This is why I’m elated to have Jennifer Kahnweiler Ph.D., author of the new book, “The Genius of Opposites,” here as a guest author. Jennifer has written a book that not only helps introverts succeed, it […]
Readers, I’m delighted to introduce you to today’s guest blogger, Mike Figliuolo. Mike is an authority on leadership and co-author of Lead Inside the Box: How Smart Leaders Guide Their Teams to Exceptional Results (you can get your copy by clicking here). You can learn more about Mike and the book at the end of […]
Special thanks to my friend, Frank Sonnenberg, for this guest post. His beliefs about leadership fully align with my beliefs and my work, and it’s my pleasure to introduce you to him. ~Lisa Petrilli Superior leaders achieve success by setting the bar high, encouraging teamwork, promoting win-win relationships, and demanding everyone’s best effort. Superior leaders […]
True empowerment comes from within each of us as individuals. It comes from giving power to ourselves by awakening what already lies within us. I believe one of the most unsupportive beliefs about empowerment is that empowerment is given to us by other people; it implies we must wait for it to be given to […]
As a Kellogg Graduate School of Management alumnus, it was a true honor to receive a copy of the most recent book by Philip Kotler, our prestigious S.C. Johnson and Son Distinguished Professor of International Marketing. Co-authored by Milton Kotler, “Winning Global Markets” lays out the case that, “The destiny of the economic world today […]
Are you living in a marriage where you have had to change who you are, or have lost sight of yourself completely, just to avoid conflict and minimize fear? Are you working in a particular job or industry because your parents or spouse told you it was the responsible choice? Are you a woman who […]
Many of you probably know exactly where I’m headed with this, but it bears writing after watching someone I once respected pass harsh judgment on a number of people this week. It actually affected me physically to hear it. Unfortunately, many of us either witness people being judgmental of others in the business world or […]
There’s an inner well of wisdom that contains a juicy elixir that we often ignore. In the silence can emerge great creativity. It we can get quiet enough to listen – all else falls into place. Business is hard, but I teach that the competitive edge is that silence. Making decisions from a place of […]
It was a genuine honor to be interviewed for a January 22nd Financial Times article on hiring introverts. It’s important to add that I feel compelled to say, as an advocate for introverts, the title itself was disappointing: “Introverts Pose a Problem for Hirers.” I say this because it feels we introverts are so often […]
First things first: it’s been six months since I last penned a blog post. I didn’t exactly fall off the face of the earth; rather, I focused night and day on a start-up. And while we’re not quite ready to announce a full launch, the power of the new company is rooted in the lesson […]