If you’re like me, you light up when you discover TRUE leadership in the world: leaders whose vision invokes a higher purpose and who have a passion for their work that is pure and infectious. St. Joan of Arc is a perfect example of an indomitable spirit on fire with purpose, as are Martin Luther King, […]
It’s easy to inspire and motivate people – for the moment. It’s easy to say, ‘Hold a vision.’ You know what the hard part is?…The hard part isn’t the vision. Anyone can come up with a vision. The hard part is the holding… The single biggest challenge to any organization is the constant cloud of […]
On September 25th, one hundred ninety-three world leaders convened at the United Nations to adopt the 2015 Sustainable Development Goals, a group of 17 goals encompassing 169 targets aimed at achieving a “supremely ambitious and transformational vision.” This vision foretells a world in the year 2030 significantly improved in 5 key areas: people, planet, prosperity, […]
Continuing with our theme of Empowering Yourself from Within, I heartily welcome this guest post from author and Harvard Business Review Blogger, Whitney Johnson: “I’m not paid what I’m worth.” Who hasn’t said this at least once? I certainly have. But if we subscribe to classical economics — which says that the price paid for […]
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 […]
