Community and Collaboration
Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt isolated as an entrepreneur! Heidi Oran shares a few reasons why finding community through collaboration is key.
Make the Time: 4 Reasons to Attend Conferences
I tried to Google a statistic explaining approximately how many conferences happen annually in the U.S. and had absolutely no luck. While there was no clear answer to the question, what I did see was that there are more than I could have ever fathomed. Literally thousands of conferences happen across the U.S. annually, and…
Millennials: The New Leadership 101
Millennials believe business can have a positive impact on society, and a healthy balance sheet includes more than finances. Added healthy elements include quality along with team and customer satisfaction. These are the quick facts from the recent 2016 Deloitte Millennial Survey. The 2016 Deloitte Millennial Survey tracks the attitudes and thoughts of the next…
Julius Givens: Showing Up to Impact Our Future
When I agreed to meet Julius Givens for coffee on a Sunday morning, I envisioned a leisurely get-to-know-you chat. We both hail from St. Louis, both attended private all-girl/all-boy high schools in the area, both graduated from the University of Missouri at Columbia, and are both living in Chicago. I figured we’d make polite chitchat,…
4 Questions to Help Millennials Grow into Leadership
Now that Millennials make up the largest generation in the workforce, more and more of us desire increased responsibility and leadership roles. According to a recent study, 53% of Millennials dream of being the leader or most senior executive at their current company. And while I appreciate our ambition of our generation, I also recognize…
Prioritizing Customer Needs While Delivering What Customers Want
At first glance, Peter Swanson’s LinkedIn profile might surprise you. As I was doing a little cyber stalking to prepare for our chat, I checked him out and thought to myself, “This guy has done a little bit of everything.” I was intrigued. Peter admits that out of context, “You’d think I was all over…
Will You Help the Next Generation Accomplish Greater Things?
Every leader wants to be remembered for the impact they made. Great leaders want to leave the world a better place than they found it. The best leaders want to leave a legacy that creates a lasting impact for generations to come. One of the greatest things a leader can do to maximize his or…
Breaking Down the (Communication) Barriers Between Generations
Communication is something that can make or break a team. Effective communication can help organizations solve problems and accomplish their goals. Poor communication can cripple organizations, creating even more problems and preventing them from focusing on achieving their goals. The (Communication) Barriers Between Generations There are several factors that make communicating difficult, but one of…
Purpose-Driven Is Out. Purpose-Activated Is In.
Purpose-activated replaces purpose-driven. Purpose-activated embraces freedom, ability, and clarity. Leadership refreshed.
Interdependence Empowers Collaboration and Results
Finding common ground will enable collaboration and produce results. We must renew our focus on interdependence to enhance how we lead.
What Every Boss Wants from Millennials and How to Respond
I’ve had the opportunity to work with several bosses during my career. Each and every one of them was different. They led differently. Some were passive while others were headstrong. They had different priorities when it came to leading an organization. As an employee, it was difficult to determine what a boss was looking for…
Voter Wants to Find The Right Candidate for You
With the field of presidential hopefuls stretching far and wide, picking the right candidate feels like a daunting task. Sorting through the abundance of information about each one is time-consuming and intimidating. And can we even trust the barrage of sound bites? Like many successful apps in the marketplace, Voter was born out of a…