Well that’s a title unlike any other you’ve seen from me. Am I confusing my superheroes? Perhaps. But please hear me out… Let’s get past the image of Superman’s kryptonite and go straight to a much more relevant question: What is your kryptonite? Specifically, what is your career kryptonite? Career kryptonite is what sucks the […]
I missed #blogchat on Sunday night, which I try not to do too often because I always unearth at least a few golden nuggets of wisdom, if not a dozen. The topic on Sunday was blogger outreach programs. In reading the transcript I came across a tweet by Ian Greenleigh mentioning that many bloggers and PR pro’s have […]
How would your marketing change if your goal was to create advocates and not sales? My brain cells began to ignite when I heard Steve Knox ask that question in the Brains on Fire FIRE Sessions last week. Really stop and ask yourself that question: How would your marketing change if your goal was to […]
There has been a lot of talk lately about influence – because of the Fast Company Influence Project and a HubSpot-sponsored program with a similar name. Insights from these projects address how we influence others online and the myriad theories behind how to do it effectively. There is even a contest to see who is actually […]
Last Thursday one of my readers, Heather Hindle, shared with you “The Best Corporate Visioning Story – Ever,” a story about how she participated in an experience named Odyssey 2000 – which she had originally shared with me briefly in a comment on my “How to Screw Your Business in One Easy Step” post. On Monday in “Leadership 101: Values […]
In Thursday’s post, “The Best Corporate Visioning Story – Ever,” Heather Hindle shared with you her experiences participating in Maritime Life’s Odyssey 2000, a visioning initiative in which all 1,000 Maritime Life employees participated. Today I’m honored to share with you the first half of my interview with Maritime Life’s CEO, Bill Black, detailing his perspective on what was behind […]
As you all know by now, I believe strongly in the importance and power of a corporate vision. I believe that without it an organization will run in circles and that companies without a vision are, in essence, devoid of leadership. Well, a few weeks ago Heather Hindle left a comment on my “How to […]
I am one of those people who believe that things happen for a reason. I also believe… I have met certain people along my journey for specific reasons, and not a moment too soon The greatest challenges I have faced revealed my own power and were thus blessings in dark disguise Books given as gifts contain relevant messages […]
The combination of a comment by Robert Rose on my most recent post over at the Content Marketing Institute where I am a contributing blogger, and a short 90-second video interview done by Tom Martin, reminded me of an important graph I used quite a bit in my executive leadership training days which I believe is important for leaders […]
It was a hot, August morning that I found myself traipsing across the beautiful campus lined with old, ivy-encrusted buildings as an incoming freshman at Indiana University. I had been admitted as an Honors College student and was thus required to meet with a designated advisor, and I had no idea what to expect from this meeting. My […]