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 […]
No, it’s not very goddess-like to use such language but turbulent times deserve forceful measures. With small businesses under the gun to stay afloat and corporations flailing about trying to understand new media whilst restraining marketing budgets, innovation and bold ideas, there is one nugget of wisdom that separates the winners from the losers. Align your STRATEGIES […]
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 […]