How to Make Leadership Bloom
Spring opens us up to beauty. What was dormant turns to sprouts of growth. What was colorless becomes colorful. Possibility seems real again. Our eyes are opened to the beauty of what is ahead. Also ahead are the storms. Ushered in with the new blooms are the rains. While rains nourish, the fierceness of some…
Finding Meaning in Bridge Jobs
We’ve all been there – whether your’re a newly minted college grad, a seasoned professional with an expired contract, or a parent returning to work after a few years off – we’ve all worked jobs that aren’t our dream job. We take them for many reasons: for experience, for resume building, because we’re not quite…
17 Action Steps to Take During Tough Times
Guest Post by Frank Sonnenberg It’s one thing to have a bad day yet quite another to fall on tough times. These are the times that shape character and show what you’re made of. Whether we’re confronted by a personal tragedy, faced with a serious financial crisis, or struck by an uncontrollable event, these are the…
Necessary Changes: 3 Questions to Ask Yourself About Change
Of the many fears that consume us as a species, the fear of change may be atop the list. It begins when we’re youngsters: imagine the tearful goodbye as a parent leaves their child on the first day of day care or preschool. Normally there is an adjustment period there for both parent and child,…
3 Ways to Break Trust and 1 Way to Build It
The conversation on leadership intentions sparked good conversations. Samantha Hall asked a key question about how we can really evaluate our intentions accurately and honestly, and Alli Polin posed a key point on what happens if an intention is good but the action is not. In other words, what happens when intentions don’t match? Samantha’s…
In the Middle of You and Life Is Leadership
Maybe I am on a simplicity kick. We tend to overcomplicate things. I know I am guilty at times. Let’s be real simple. Life is what happens to you and comes at you – good and bad. You come at life with your attitude, strengths, weaknesses, gifts, and talents. In the middle is your leadership…
Everything I Know About Business I Learned from Running
Guest Post by Taylor Miller Many of the lessons we learn in other areas of our life can be applied to starting your own business. Nowhere is that more true for me than with running! Much of what I’ve learned can apply to the business world, especially for entrepreneurs. These are just a few parallels…
VUCA Times Call for DURT Leaders
The first time I saw VUCA I had no idea what it was. A quick Google search produced the answer. VUCA means: Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous. Simply stated, this is the world we live in! VUCA Beginnings VUCA began in the early 1990s from the military, and it was used to describe what the…
How to Live With Purpose
Guest Post by Anne Loehr Ever worked with a manager who knew what mattered and stood her ground about these things? Then you probably worked with a manager who leads from her values. Leading with values is a leadership philosophy that steps outside of measuring success by prestige, personal wealth and power. It is not…
Seven Elements of Leadership Style by Jim Collins
Guest Post by Jess Millis There are quite a few rules and tips that Jim Collins has churned out in his time, and where there may be students essay writing on them all right now, here is a short article on just a few of them. 1 – Work on no more than ten things Jim…
Uncomplicated Meaning
If you mean it, say it. If you say it, mean it. If you say it, do it. If you do it, mean it. If you say it, say it with empathy, civility, and good intentions. If you do it, do it thoroughly, constructively, and wholeheartedly. To mean it, follow through on it….
Each Year, Hope and Change
When a new year starts, we hope and we are hopeful. Hope delivers a fresh page to write a renewed story of our life. When a year ends, we are worn to a certain point and reflect on change. Change is invasive and evasive in that it impacts us in many ways yet we choose…