Truly appreciate those around you, and you’ll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you’ll find that you have more of it.” ~Ralph Marston Here we are again, looking squarely at the end of another calendar year and looking up at the coming of a new year. Wow! Where did the time […]
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Leadership Lesson: Choose Your Friends Wisely
“Choose your friends wisely. You will become what they are. ” ~ William T. Slobodian Remember when you were a teenager? Remember when those daily challenges of school and friendships seemed to be all consuming? I remember one day a friend of mine did something that bothered me. I was telling my father about it, […]
Leaders know when NOT to follow the crowd
“Whether you lead or follow, do it with intention.” ~Larysa Slobodian Have you ever been to the Opera? O.K. I realize that going to the opera is not everybody’s bag but maybe you’ve at least been to a performance of any kind in a large theater. Recently, I went to see Seattle Opera present “Madam […]
Leadership is Practicing Daily Goals: Podcast
As a follow up to my article titled “Using Goals as Checkpoints” here is a podcast that I have titled Leadership Practice for Goal Setting. Did you read that article? Did you write down and move towards setting your goals for the year as a result? If not, then this podcast is especially for you.
Leadership Reframe: Using Goals as Checkpoints
It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy of life lies in having no goal to reach. ~ Benjamin E. Mays We are quickly flying through the first quarter of this new year. Wow! Can you believe it? The first 90 days […]
Great Leaders Develop Great Leaders
“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” — Jack Welch Do you value leadership and leadership development? If not, then I hope that this article will at least cause you pause, especially if you have the privilege of being in […]
Life Leadership Lesson: Happy to See You!
“We are more alike than we are unalike.” Dr. Maya Angelou About a year ago, one of my neighbors adopted a dog. She rescued a greyhound and named him Sunny. Over the course of several months she nurtured and cared for this shy and somewhat anxious dog to be more at ease with his new […]
Video TEDx Talk: Leadership and Life Lessons from My Unintentional Teacher
Thanks to all of you who supported me during my recent presentation at the TEDx Overlake event. A special thanks to all the great people at TEDx Overlake for offering me the opportunity to present and for their great work in producing this wonderful event on “How People Learn”. I hope that you enjoy this […]
Leaders get up over and over AND over again
“There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time”. ~ Malcom X There is no doubt that life can be hard. Maybe your life is hard right now as you read this article. Maybe your career, […]