By Lisa Petrilli For this week’s LeadershipChat, Steve Woodruff and I thought it would be fascinating to take a look at the “Macho Man” image and how it relates to leadership today. We’re not talking about men or male leaders in general; we’re talking about those who embody the “macho man” persona in their role […]
By Lisa Petrilli Steve Woodruff and I were very purposeful about starting the New Year at #LeadershipChat with a deep dive into leadership and vision. You all know by now that understanding, creating and nurturing vision is a passion of mine and I was honored to get perspectives on the topic from such luminous individuals […]
By Lisa Petrilli You’ve created your vision for your business, career, and other aspects of your life in 2011 and can clearly see it playing out in your mind. If asked, you could clearly articulate it to others. You know how important this vision is to your success in all parts of your life and you’re […]
By Lisa Petrilli I have very strong opinions regarding the importance of vision in leadership, and if you’ve been reading my blog since its inception you’ll understand the depth of the truth in that statement. As you may know, my very first blog post – which published on May 18th of this year – was titled, “What […]
By Lisa Petrilli Last night Steve Woodruff and I hosted our weekly Tuesday #LeadershipChat on Twitter at 8:00 pm Eastern Time and chose to make it “Open Mic” night given it’s a holiday week. On “Open Mic” night anyone can come with a question, comment or challenge regarding leadership and the community “chats” about it. […]
By Lisa Petrilli The word networking, for many people, conjures up images of uncomfortable resume swaps, nametags, bad coffee and socially overpowering individuals attempting to schmooze their way into a sale. Having worked for the last four years with two clients who are major networking powerhouses, including CEO Connection, I can say definitively that those who “get” […]
By Lisa Petrilli Originally written for Blue Focus Marketing and republished here for my readers… Everything communicates. Gary Grates, President and Global Managing Director of Edelman’s Change and Employee Engagement Group, reminded the CEOs who were gathered for this month’s CEO Connection Boot Camp of this fact. We’ve all heard it before but it bears repeating and it […]
By Lisa Petrilli I happened upon Michael Lee Stallard and Howard Behar’s post entitled, “Overcoming Leadership Myopia” on Friday and it resonated with me in such a relevant, honest way that I pleaded with my #LeadershipChat co-host to make it the focus of our December 14th #LeadershipChat. Fortunately, he loved the post too. Thus, our topic tomorrow […]
So, let’s be honest, the last place you’d be likely to find me on a freezing cold, rain and wind-whipped afternoon in upstate South Carolina is in a deer stand out in the elements overlooking a gaggle of hunters shooting at sweet little birds with hunting dogs at their sides. And, if by some strange […]
Yes, I said tush. More importantly, I said “squelch.” Our topic for #LeadershipChat this week can be boiled down into this one word. It’s the essence of what happens when an emerging leader with energy and ideas and drive and maybe even bold vision collides with a resistant leadership team, organization or culture. I really struggled with […]