The Art of Caring Leadership
\n \n\nListen.\nIn every office\nyou hear the threads\nof love and joy and fear and guilt,\nthe cries for celebration and reassurance,\nand somehow you know that connecting those threads\nis what you are supposed to do\nand business takes care of itself.\n\n \n \n \n\nJames Autry Love and Profit: The Art of Caring Leadership, Pages: 26\n\n \n
Take 10
What to find a way to fit more of what you want to do into your life? Take 10. You’d be amazed at what you can accomplish in 10 minutes. You can get some exercise. You can expand your mind by reading an article or a book. You can make a healthy snack. These intermittent breaks […]
Firstmark Gets Creative
\n\nFirstmark Credit Union a member owned and locally controlled financial cooperative in San Antonio, Texas gathered executives, branch managers and company leaders for Wild Idea Club training with Linda Krall and Janine McDonald. \n \n They strive to be their members’ first choice for innovative and convenient financial services delivered by friendly, dynamic employees who consistently strive […]
The Gift of Feedback
This year give yourself the gift of gathering feedback from other people. Try this: interview two people – one you work with and one at home. These should be people who are important to you, people who know you well, people you have some history with.\n\nThe interview and be done in person or via telephone and […]
Commit to Commit
Here it is again…the time of year that spawns many abandoned resolutions. Ditch the laundry list of resolutions and make 2013 about committing to a “big hairy audacious” goal and keeping it.\n\nTell people about your commitment and why it is important. Ask friends, family and colleagues to help you stick to your commitment and be […]
Find Your Center
I recently saw Dreamworks Rise of the Guardians with my son, a holiday film about good versus evil and how belief can triumph over fear and be a powerful motivator.\n\nIn one scene Santa Claus tries to convince Jack Frost that he should join the Guardians. Unsure of himself and his place among them, Jack resists. […]
Conquer the World
Here is our future. I had the pleasure of teaching these international students a week-long course on Strategic Planning at University of California, Irvine. Bright, energetic, and eager to learn these students represent the globe. They came from countries like Brazil, Russia, Japan, Spain, China, Bolivia, Korea, Kuwait, and Belgium.\n\n\n\nWe accomplished the learning objectives which were to teach […]
Inspiring Leaders
I am privileged to spend time in the presence of great leaders both professionally and personally. As a new feature to the blog, I’d like to showcase “thoughts on leadership” from leaders I know and respect, starting with Lori Seal. \n Lori Seal is currently Chief Operating Officer at Blytheco, a leading software and consulting firm serving […]
The Power of Positive Thinking
This coming Sunday I will run my first half marathon, Big Sur at Monterey Bay. I’ll be joined by my two friends, Karen Waller and Julee Holland, and 9,000 other runners on a scenic journey of 13.1 miles. I am ready. I have been training and feel prepared. I have confidence that my legs […]
Gratitude’s Gumption
“Gratitude turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order and confusion into clarity. It turns problems into gifts, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events.” Melodie Beattie\n\nGratitude is the restorative agent of well-being. It acts as a miracle-producing, mental tonic of healing awareness that come to us as a gift. It lives in […]