Expectations of Senior Leaders
The crux of the message is this: You are the leaders of this organization and hold the keys to success. When given a role as a leader, you must immediately transform yourself from an individual contributor that must manage up, to a leader that must manage up, down, and sideways. Here is what I expect of my senior leaders.
Being Happy
Will I ever be completely satisfied with everything, content with every day at work, joyful in every conversation with friends or family, or pleased with every bill or obligation? No!! But I’m going to enjoy trying to be happy.
You have the power to influence
There are people out there that are looking to YOU to make them feel purpose, to make them want to stick it out and fight as hard as necessary to get things done.
Ready. Aim. Do it. (New Beginning)
A New Beginning Every day is a new beginning. All of life provides opportunities for new beginnings. Whatever has gone wrong, or right, in your life, you can begin again. Jonathan L. Huie New beginnings can be nerve wrecking. You spend years building a team, finding the people you can trust to get things done […]
Life Lessons (Guest Blog by Robert Acton)
Guest Blog Connections Life Lessons from Rob Acton – My aspiration is less about reaching a particular job and more about “becoming”.
Aim for life connections instead of networking
My soapbox: Aim for life connections I met someone this afternoon with whom I truly felt an immediate connection. It was scheduled to be a “career conversation” but instead was an open introduction, over tea, and very casual. The conversation reminded me of a question someone asked me recently: “How can I get better […]
Lessons from Henry V … Leadership Inspiration
Looking for inspiration in history (and movies …) In a recent leadership course sponsored by my employer, we used The story of Henry V and the battle at Agincourt as a metaphor for leadership. I have watched this video of his speech to the troops every day since then and wanted to share it with […]