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 […]
I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to visit East Berlin during the summer of 1987, just two years before the Berlin Wall would be torn down. We’d crossed through “Checkpoint Charlie” from the Allied side to the East German side and almost immediately I could feel my body reacting to the change – it […]
When it comes to leadership one thing in particular divides the gods from the mere mortals, the men from the boys, the women from the girls: the ability to decide and to then commit to your decision. I’ve heard the argument that it’s harder to make decisions nowadays because of the complexity of the world, […]
by Lisa Petrilli… Because he’s brilliant and he’s right. Let me back up a step. Last week Joe wrote a post entitled, “Be a Marketing Specialist, Not a Generalist” for the Marketing Executives Networking Group’s MENG Blend Blog, for which I am the Executive Editor. I loved the post and wanted to share with you […]
by Lisa Petrilli… I experienced a setback in my life last week. The nature of the setback is, in and of itself, irrelevant. What was important and revealing to me was my knee-jerk reaction, the kind of reaction which did not serve me and, quite honestly, I had thought I was past… 1. I racked my […]
I’m a raving fan of the Brains on Fire movement. I had the honor to be invited to join them in July for their annual FIRE Sessions – a day when they bring in marketing experts who are at the leading edge of the marketing discipline to share their insights and passion with Brains on Fire’s own community, […]