John Parker Stewart — December 20, 2019 The trainer stands on the nose of the killer whale and, together, they dive to the bottom of the pool. The trainer moves her feet to the whale’s flippers and holds on to the large nose. They come up out of the water and shoot 25-30 feet into … Continue reading Leadership Lesson: How to Train Your Killer Whale
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Breaking Through the Buzz of Thought Leaders
Kylle O’Sullivan — November 26, 2019 Thought leadership has become a buzzword in recent years. It’s often a term thrown around as many companies look to build thought leaders within their organizations. It’s not only the individual who benefits from thought leadership, but the companies behind them. Thought leaders can provide a platform and raise … Continue reading Breaking Through the Buzz of Thought Leaders
How to Design Effective Leadership Competencies
Darleen DeRosa — November 21, 2019 Follow @onpoint_llc Successful leadership can mean the difference between success and failure for any organization, whether it’s a start-up or an established multinational corporation. Rather than blindly clinging to the outdated myth of the “born leader,” most of today’s organizations put a great deal of time, effort, and money … Continue reading How to Design Effective Leadership Competencies
4 Ways to Invest in Your Future Leadership Skills
Barry David Moore — November 20, 2019 Being a great leader does not happen overnight, it is a process. The great leaders I have worked with have all shared some common traits. They were knowledgable, positive, well-traveled and actually cared about people. If you want to be a leader of the future then is it … Continue reading 4 Ways to Invest in Your Future Leadership Skills
Implementing agile marketing experiments lead to leadership buy-in
Start grassroots experiments with the team as a way to demonstrate agile practices while also educating leaders and middle management about how their roles can evolve to support this new way of working. Stacey Ackerman on November 4, 2019 Too often companies approach agile marketing as a new process for the team, but in reality, … Continue reading Implementing agile marketing experiments lead to leadership buy-in
4 Easy Ways to Demonstrate Thought Leadership
Syed Balkhi — November 1, 2019 Follow @SyedBalkhi Whether you run your own business or you want to advance your career, presenting yourself as an expert in your industry is important. But it’s not enough to tell potential customers or employers that you’re an expert—you have to show it. Thought leaders are “go-to-people” in their … Continue reading 4 Easy Ways to Demonstrate Thought Leadership
When HR and Business Leaders Disagree
Liz Kislik — October 29, 2019 Follow @lizkislik I could hear immediately from my client’s voice that she was bothered. As a sales director with a solid track record, she doesn’t often sound distressed, but she did this time. She was expected to participate in a new initiative her HR department was launching, but her … Continue reading When HR and Business Leaders Disagree
The 5 Lethal Sins of Leadership
Paul Keijzer — October 14, 2019 Follow @Paul_Keijzer In my years of being a leader, I’ve been lucky enough to live out a life full of bumps… Sometimes I was drowned in the joy of success, and other times experienced horrible failures. But, most of those failures had nothing much to do with the flow … Continue reading The 5 Lethal Sins of Leadership
Leadership Lesson: Vision in the Fog
John Parker Stewart — October 10, 2019 On the fourth of July, 1952, Florence Chadwick attempted to swim the saltwater channel from Catalina Island to the California coast, a distance of 26 miles. Florence had several dangerous enemies. One was the cold water. But she was no stranger to the cold. She had already crossed … Continue reading Leadership Lesson: Vision in the Fog
Leadership Lesson: Employees Are Like Turtles
John Parker Stewart — October 7, 2019 What happens when fear permeates an organization? Consider a turtle scrunched safely inside its shell. When it is hungry or thirsty, it must move. This requires that part of its body must exit its safe home. First it pokes its nose—just barely—outside the shell and looks around. As … Continue reading Leadership Lesson: Employees Are Like Turtles
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