by Deanne DeMarco | Nov 27, 2012 | Communication, leadership, Management, Travel insights, Uncategorized
Last month I was in Kenya. Most of the time I spent conducting a leadership conference or distributing food to the poorest of the poor. At the end of the almost 3 week trip, I had the opportunity to go on a safari for a few days. On the last day, a lioness and her...
by Deanne DeMarco | Aug 30, 2012 | Communicaiton Insights, Communication, Conference, Foodservice, Hospitality, leadership, Leadership Development, Management, Managing People, Managing Yourself, Professional Development, Women Issues, Workshop
This week I interviewed Kim Ervin, Executive Director of HR for Heartland Food Corp. I asked her why she was speaking at the upcoming Inspiring Women Conference, next month in Naperville, IL. Kim said that she hopes when women hear her story they will be encouraged...
by Deanne DeMarco | Aug 25, 2012 | Chicago Keynote Speaker, Communication, Conference, keynote speaking, leadership, Leadership Development, Managing Yourself, MOtivational Speaker Chicago, Women Issues, Workshop
This week Dianne Morr is my guest blogger and she has the inside scoop on nationally recognized speaker Marcie Stern. Marcie will be presenting at the 2nd annual Inspiring Women, Chicago- area conference to be held in Naperville, Illinois on Friday, September 21,...
by Deanne DeMarco | Aug 20, 2012 | Chicago Keynote Speaker, Communication, Conference, keynote speaking, Managing Yourself, Motivational Keynote Speaker, Motivational Keynote Speaker Illinois, MOtivational Speaker Chicago, Professional Development, Women Issues, Workshop
Interest is mounting in the Sept. 21 Inspiring Women Conference. And for good reason! It is among the Chicago-area’s most inspiring and empowering conferences in 2012. It will be from 8 am – 4 pm at the Country Inn & Suites, 1837 Centre Point Circle, Naperville,...
by Deanne DeMarco | Feb 13, 2012 | Communicaiton Insights, Communication, hiring Best practices, leadership, Leadership Development, Manage, Management, Managing People, Managing Yourself, Professional Development, Steve Jobs, Team
When Steve Jobs first resigned from Apple Computer some were shocked others were expecting the move. Steve had been battling cancer for several years and many suspected that the day would come when he’d have to step down. People close to him said that his...
by Deanne DeMarco | Jun 28, 2011 | Communicaiton Insights, Communication, Gen Y, leadership, Leadership Development, Management, Managing People
Recently I listened to a presentation given on TED (www.TED.com) by a respected Ghanaian economist George Ayittey. He won the H.L. Mencken award for best book in 1992. In Ayittey’s presentation he said the future of Africa lies on the new Cheetah Generation....