Are you a Reader or a Listener?
Leadership keynote speaker, Peter Druker in his book, Managing Oneself, asserts that people learn better by either reading information or by listening to it. Cultivating a deeper understanding of your best learning style will help you bring your best self to work. Today we consume more information than ever before. We also have so many more options on […]
Sample Agenda for a New Team Kick off Meeting
As the saying goes, you only get one chance to make a first impression. When addressing your new team, first impressions are critical. Impressions are especially essential to build confidence in leadership and the organizations goals. This first meeting forms an opinion of the team, individuals, leaders and your goals and is imperative to the new teams’ success. […]
Lessons in Resilience from Iceland
Due to the pandemic, the whole world is being tested. Will some countries do better than others? Yes. And my money is on Iceland to show resilience in stressful times. Iceland is a small island in the North Atlantic. With a population of 364,134 across 40,00 Square miles, it is the most sparsely populated country in […]
3 things to Expect from a Difficult Boss
Craig is an emotional tyrant. His rants are sudden and abrupt. They are disturbing. It makes people that work for him confused and scared. The trouble is they work. Craig loses control, and he gets what he wants. We all fall in line. Out of fear, we go along. We salute him; we give him […]
You’re Being Too Hard on Yourself
Is it good to always be hard on yourself? No. But yes. Remember, every good quality can also be bad. Being hard on yourself can make you a high achiever. It can also cripple your self-esteem. This blog is dedicated to helping you climb outside of the internal critical voice that diminishes you. To recognize […]
Impact of a Corporate Alcohol Policy on Employee Morale
Janice has been in sales for over 40 years. When she started her career, she would take her male customers out for lunch to a restaurant of their choice. They usually chose the strip climb. Janet would have to sit there and watch women strip while eating prime rib and potatoes. Her customers also drank […]
How To Show Off Your Developing Leadership Skills
professionals never aspire to leadership positions or any significant forms of responsibility. They want to do their jobs, be left alone, gather a paycheck, and live with minimal stress and obligations. But this isn’t true for most people. The typical professional has dreams and aspirations: they want to move up the career ladder, face new […]
Curb Your Approval Addiction. . . & Get Back to Life Balance
While climbing outside yourself attachment to other’s approval can hold you back. This attachment is very precarious. You don’t need anyone’s permission to know your worth. On my climb outside myself, I needed to stop comparing my insides to other people’s outsides. It’s not a fair comparison, and it’s not real. It teeters recklessly on external approval […]
How to Create a Keynote Speaker Shortlist
Is there such a thing as too many keynote speakers? Maybe so! But, sometimes, to deal with a tricky crowd, you need a variety of speakers that can engage the group. However, you must ensure that you keep the crowd interested. You don’t want to change your speaker when he or she is getting interesting, and […]
Write a Speech on Hope. Never Give Up
It’s impossible not to be influenced by someone else’s emotional state. When you are writing a motivational speech to encourage others never to give up, don’t forget the power of emotion. Give people hope. It’s compelling. We all know our emotions influence us, and they make a strong case on the moods of others. Nobody […]
