I have written many times during the past 18 months about how it was my loyal participation in #Blogchat on Twitter, and the encouragement of the #Blogchat Community, that gave me the knowledge and confidence needed to launch my own blog. So when I say that co-hosting #Blogchat this past Sunday night with Mack Collier […]
I’m looking at the calendar and realizing it’s only two short days until the official launch of my new eBook, “The Introvert’s Guide to Success in Business and Leadership,” and I’m simply giddy with anticipation. Why so giddy? 1. I’ve never done anything like launch a book before, and taking on new challenges is always very […]
I learned very early in my career that the way I led was different from my extraverted colleagues. I came to understand that if I wanted to receive top assignments, get promoted, and garner support for my ideas I needed to approach the challenges of business and leadership in a uniquely savvy way. Alas, today I […]
I wrote a post recently about how I begin many of my introductory client conversations by asking the individual an illuminating leadership question, “What are you passionate about?” I have realized over time that it is much easier for many leaders to respond to this question than to begin by asking them what their leadership […]
Yesterday was, officially, my one-year anniversary of blogging. As I mentioned last week, I had no idea what to expect when I set out on this journey that has proven to be life-altering. The relationships and opportunities that have come from it have been fulfilling in ways I never could have imagined. This community truly […]
“Can you truly inspire people to follow you if you don’t believe in something bigger than self?” This question was posed to me and Tobey Deys by my friend Mack Collier during this week’s Leadership Chat, at which we focused on blazing our own leadership trails while ensuring these new trails are meant for – […]
I’m honored and thrilled to announce that I will be a part of the dynamic consultant lineup that the Content Marketing Institute (CMI) has put together for its just-launched Consulting business (CMIC). In conversations about the new business with Robert Rose, CMIC’s first “Strategist in Residence” he was referring to this team of seven individual […]
By Lisa Petrilli I’m starting to realize just how important it is for a leader to be comfortable with discomfort. Why? Because it’s in the discomfort of true transformational change that: we understand the depth of our humanity (and flaws) we move beyond our flaws to discover our real potential to soar we come to […]
By Lisa Petrilli The word networking, for many people, conjures up images of uncomfortable resume swaps, nametags, bad coffee and socially overpowering individuals attempting to schmooze their way into a sale. Having worked for the last four years with two clients who are major networking powerhouses, including CEO Connection, I can say definitively that those who “get” […]
There has been a lot of talk lately about influence – because of the Fast Company Influence Project and a HubSpot-sponsored program with a similar name. Insights from these projects address how we influence others online and the myriad theories behind how to do it effectively. There is even a contest to see who is actually […]