I’m a very sensitive person. I don’t mean that in the “I get my feelings hurt easily” kind of way but rather, I can sense the emotions of others in such an empathic way that I have come to realize I sometimes “take on” the emotions of others – the distinct color of others – and carry them as my […]
By Lisa Petrilli I grew up with my dad working for a Fortune 500 company in a number of management and subsequent senior leadership positions. Although he came home at dinnertime carrying a briefcase, in reality he left “work” at the office. Yes, he would get some paperwork done while my siblings and I did homework […]
By Lisa Petrilli I’m feeling deliciously inspired this morning…and it’s all due to #LeadershipChat. I must admit, I had hoped that by teaming with Steve Woodruff to create #LeadershipChat – a new, weekly opportunity for leaders across the globe to get together via Twitter and talk about the challenges and excitement surrounding our leadership roles – that collectively […]
Or do they? To fuel debate for the October 19th edition of #LeadershipChat Steve Woodruff and I have chosen the article entitled, “Girls Rule” by Michael K. Ozanian at Forbes.com. The gist of the article comes in the very first paragraph: “Which companies perform better for investors–those led by women or those by men? In our […]
By Lisa Petrilli In my post entitled, “How Vision Drives $Millions: A Real-World Example,” I wrote about my experience as a brand new Marketing Manager at Baxter addressing a major PR attack by Greenpeace. To cut to the chase, my team responded in a much smarter, much more visionary way than Nestle did recently, and as a result we […]
by Lisa Petrilli… I’m so excited to announce this that I literally have goose bumps as I write… You’ve heard me mention on several occasions the important role that #blogchat (a Twitter chat focused on bettering your blog) played in my decision, ability and confidence to successfully launch a personal blog focused on executive leadership and strategies. I’ve […]
by Lisa Petrilli… My Saturday morning trip to Dunkin’ Donuts for coffee (ok, yes, and admittedly a couple chocolate-frosted donuts as well…) was much longer this weekend due to the crazy Homecoming parade traffic detours that seemed to be all over the place. As I lollygagged along with the traffic I found my mind drifting […]
by Lisa Petrilli… The ability to lead is a rare gift. The opportunity to lead is just as precious. Have you ever thought about whether you’re worthy of these gifts? I had the honor and privilege to be asked to speak at an organ donation dinner and celebration last night. The gentleman before me on the […]
by Lisa Petrilli Today is the Harvest Moon, generally defined as the full moon closest to the time of the Autumnal Equinox. This year is actually quite special – the full moon occurs very early today, the very day of the Autumnal Equinox. Evidently this moon was named as such because before our ancestors had […]
I caught a brief discussion on TV the other day between four religious scholars who were discussing the leadership of Moses, Jesus, Ghandi and Martin Luther King, Jr. What they felt was one of the most important similarities among these leaders was that they were all “called” to their leadership roles – and, for the […]