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The Leadership Oscar goes to……
Over 40.4 million people watch the Oscars. And for their favorite categories people wondered who would win. As a manager or company leader would you receive the Oscar for Outstanding Leader? Voted on by your direct reports would they vote to give you the Oscar for...
read moreValentine’s Day Lessons at Work
Valentines day is a day that lovers and spouses say "I love you." At times it is also a day of broken hearts and unmet expectations. One spouse or significant other forgets to get a card or small gift or forgets to say "I love you" and the other person's feelings are...
read moreForget the Resolutions… Count the Blessings
This time of year everyone is writing what they want to change, be better at, stop doing, or do more of. In most cases these "resolutions" will soon be forgot. Instead I'd like to remember the blessings of 2012. While my blessings may not be the same as yours...here...
read moreGreat Leaders Go For the “Gold”
The summer Olympics held in London reminds me how Great Leaders, like great Olympic and World Champion athletes have programed their brains to go for the gold. How you think is directly related to what you have programed or put into your head. The difference between a...
read moreWhy Do People Do What They Do?
When I first started empowerment women's conferences I was asked why did you start this? Why do you care about empowering women to reach for their goals and to succeed. My colleague Dianne Morr interviewed me and put it in her blog. If you'd like to learn more about...
read moreSee It, Beleive It, Live It
In the 1991 movie " City Slickers" there is a timeless scene between the old wise cowboy, Curly, played by Jack Palance and the city slicker Mitch, played by Billy Crystal. In the scene the old cowboy Curly asks Mitch if he knows the secret of life. Mitch says he...
read moreA Time to Celebrate – a Time to Re-connect
How was your Thanksgiving? This national holiday was a time to take off from work, re-connect with family and friends and share a meal. In ancient times there was a rhythm to celebrations. People gathered to feast, sing, drink, eat, tell stories, and cease from work....
read moreLessons from a Lioness
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...
read moreMake a Difference
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...
read moreInspiring Women a Chicago-area Conferece for Women, Marcie Stern to Present
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,...
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