The good news: every organization – be it a business, division, department, project, group, or team – has the ability create predictable success. The bad news: it requires a lot of work, some early struggle, includes a period of fun, and finally a trip through some white-water to get there. How do I know? I […]
I’ve wanted to write this blog post for a while, and I was happy to see that the issue of introversion in leadership became a meaty topic at Leadership Chat Tuesday night. I had raised it as an issue because a CEO I work with had said that a very senior level executive on her […]
It can’t be escaped – the impact of corporate culture on talent management and organizational success, that is. Even this weekend as I was sipping hot chocolate at Starbucks while talking with a goddess friend it came up in conversation. She took a fabulous new VP of Marketing job at a well-known, successful company working […]
It’s time. Yes, it’s finally time. We’ve danced sophisticatedly around the topic for months now at Leadership Chat, and it’s simply time to face it head-on. Many of us have personal fears and they affect our ability to succeed as leaders. We know that as humans we have a fear of failure that rears its […]
By Lisa Petrilli Last week I had the pleasure of introducing you, albeit anonymously by request, to a CEO who lives the word “outstanding” each and every day. He has orchestrated a Leadership Development Program to bring forth a new generation of leaders that has been deemed “the best ever seen” in a large corporation. I […]
Today is President’s Day, a day in which I always reflect back on the birth of our country. I know I’ve mentioned it before but I was born in Boston and spent my early years there, with many a weekend or summer day spent exploring the Freedom Trail. One of my great-grandmothers was born in […]
By Lisa Petrilli I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing the CEO of a near-billion dollar services company last week who has created a leadership development program lauded by major consulting firms as “the best ever seen” at a major company. He asked to remain anonymous but was more than happy to allow me to share 6 […]
By Lisa Petrilli I have worked with – and for – leaders who have led from love and several who don’t believe the word belongs in business. The difference is utterly remarkable. There are three truths of leading with the heart that crystallize when you’ve been blessed to work with someone who opens their heart to […]
February 10th by Lisa Petrilli Readers: This blog post originally appeared at LeadSwag as part of their Women’s Leadership Month series. I wanted to share it with each of you… ~ This is the 3rd post in the Women’s Leadership Month series, and I couldn’t be more honored to be a part of it! In […]
By Lisa Petrilli I absolutely love this photo of piano keys and the fact that, where you might be expecting a photo of a key that opens a lock, these keys create beautiful harmonies. When we talk about successful mentor-mentee relationships, I think that’s critical. Simply put, I believe the two keys to these relationships, simply based on […]