Are you embarrassed by your success? Chances are you’re not. Successful people are, generally speaking, open to and aware of opportunities and they approach their visions and dreams with intent. And yet we often hide from our success in important ways that dim our ability to inspire and energize others and thus impact the world. What do I mean […]
Have you ever sat down next to someone at a party only to find out later that you were meant to sit there and to meet that person? So it was with Eric Lukazewski and me when we met unceremoniously during lunch at the recent SOBCon Conference and went on to have a genuinely spiritual conversation over […]
So we’ve spent the last few days reflecting on how the great CEOs make talent management a priority and how they and their staffs cultivate a continuous awareness of high-potential team members in the organization. I shared with you my experience as an executive leadership trainer learning that the vast majority of executives turned out to […]
In yesterday’s post, The Introvert’s Guide to Getting Promoted: Step One, we talked about the importance of being highly visible in your organization, and how for introverts this may mean going outside your comfort zone in some ways in order to accomplish this. But we also talked about how you can tailor networking situations and […]
The best CEOs make talent management a priority – I believe this wholeheartedly. When I say “a priority” I mean they make it one of their top three agenda items in every staff meeting and they give it adequate time for review and discussion. Great CEOs and their staffs are continually ensuring that they have […]
My very first “official” marketing role was Product Manager for Baxter’s base/core/what-the-business-had-been-built-on I.V. (intravenous) product line. You know all those I.V.’s that get hooked up “stat!” to bleeding patients on all your favorite T.V. shows? That was the business I was responsible for…and it was worth over $500 million in revenues at the time I started as […]
My inner Isis (you’ll remember her from my Goddess of Vision post) is pretty ticked off, and she’s been that way since Thursday when I had a conversation that went something like this… Me: Can you articulate your vision for the organization? Him: Yes, we have a vision statement. Me: All I see is a mission statement. Him: Same thing. […]
I realized over the last few weeks as I have been breathing life into this blog that I have begun to lose strands of hair. Now, it’s not noticeable at all and it’s certainly not like I don’t have a few extra to spare, but it’s annoying and was surprising to say the least. I mentioned this to a wise friend, who […]
I have the honor and the privilege of working with the CEO Connection, an exclusive organization comprised of CEOs leading companies with more than $100 million in revenues. Part of my role includes spending time on the phone with CEOs who have been nominated to join the organization, discussing the culture that they’ll find within […]
It’s been amply chronicled how I nearly chickened out of launching this blog and was brought back from the Pit of Despair by my friend Mack Collier and his words of wisdom on the eve of my launch. (No, I never encountered any Rodents of Unusual Size while in the Pit, but I digress for fellow Princess Bride fans…) There was one other, […]