I spent most of the Thanksgiving holiday in the woods – in the “boonies” to be more precise – and my extended family spent a lot of time sitting around a very large, rustic, dining room table just talking and enjoying our time together. So, in anticipation of the #LeadershipChat topic for this week – the importance […]
As I mentioned in my last post, The Absolute Best Reason to Bring Values to Leadership, I am very fortunate and honored to have CEO Connection as one of my clients, and to work closely with member CEOs as Co-Chair of the Membership Committee. Last week we hosted one of our CEO Boot Camps here in […]
I am very blessed to have CEO Connection as one of my clients. It’s an organization connecting CEOs of companies with more than $100 million in revenues and I spend time with the CEOs early on in their membership as Co-Chair of the Membership Committee. One of the perks of the job is that I am […]
Sometimes things happen for a reason. I should have known when Steve Woodruff, my #LeadershipChat partner in crime, suggested the topic of vulnerability for tomorrow night’s chat that I would find myself over the past week feeling quite, unexpectedly, vulnerable. I think there are two kinds of vulnerability. The first – the kind I experienced […]
I was fortunate to have a truly amiable conversation with a CEO of a major retailer in Europe a few weeks ago. I was worried about the appointment because the first time we’d tried to meet – after numerous scheduling attempts – I’d had to take the call on my iPhone and, lo and behold, only 90 seconds into […]
By Lisa Petrilli I continue to be moved my the number of inspiring and genuinely insightful thoughts being shared at #LeadershipChat each week, even though the chat is still in its infancy. Even more striking is the fact that one of the wishes that Steve Woodruff and I went into this with – for a real […]
By Lisa Petrilli The picture you see is one I took personally on the Antietam Battlefield. The Battle of Antietam was fought on September 17, 1862 near Sharpsburg, Maryland and, according to Wikipedia, it was the first major battle of the Civil War to take place on Northern soil and was the bloodiest single-day battle in […]
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 […]