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Category Archives: Leadership
Sebastian Piñera the Communicator
You’ve already read about Piñera the Responsible and Piñera the Optimist. Now let’s discuss Piñera the Communicator. We’ve seen the importance of communication in organization after organization. In fact, if we were to administer an employee attitude survey in your organization today I … Continue reading
Sebastian Piñera the Optimist
In a previous post I talked about Sebastian Piñera the Responsible. A second leadership trait that Piñera exhibited was optimism. From the very beginning Piñera fervently believed that the 33 men trapped 2000 feet underground were alive and would be rescued. … Continue reading
Sebastian Piñera the Responsible
 We might be a country of leadership cynics – but in Chile, leadership has a face.   Sebastian Piñera the Responsible During a crisis people naturally look to their leaders. And in recent history we’ve watched leaders in the United States … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership
Tagged BP Oil Spill, Chile, Crisis, Katrine, Leadership, Miners, Sebastian Piñera
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No, I Don’t Trust You
 Right now. No matter the circumstances. Most of us don’t trust our leaders. • Just seven percent of American employees trust their bosses. • Only one out of every four Americans trust that their government will do the right thing. … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Conflict, Leadership
Tagged American Executive, Blamestorming, BP Oil Disaster, CNN Opinion Research, Employee Trust, Enron, Enterprise 2.0, Freelance Folder, Gallup, Hurrican Katrina, Keep Your Promises, Linked 2 Leadership, Look Forward, Maritz Poll, Mistrust, Mortgage Crisis, Night Owl companion Publishing, Show Up, Tell the Truth, Trust
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Groundhog Day Leaders
The movie “Groundhog Day” seems to be reality for many people. New day – same story. Get up. Go to work. Do the same job that you’ve done for 5, 10, 20 years. Go home. Eat. Watch TV. Go to … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership
Tagged anti-depressants, Apathy, Bill Murray, Groundhog Day, Leadership, Pessimism, Punxsutawney Phil, work routines
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Go To The Places That Scare You
Last night my husband said, “I did something today that scared me. ” Now some woman might freak out when they hear that – but I knew what my husband was talking about. Michael likes his comfort zone. It’s a … Continue reading
Lazy Leader
I attended a leadership event this past weekend where the phrase of the day was: Lazy Leader. Personally – I can’t stand the word “lazy.” It gives me hives. I was raised on the concept of work hard. I agree … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership
Tagged connector, control freak, Cynthia D'Amour, delegation, details, detective, doer, hard worker, individual contributor, Lazy Leader, leader, multiplier, pusher, Satellite Sisters, scout
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The Thrill of Victory & The Agony of Defeat
I know it is not politically correct – but the truth is that I am an extremely competitive person. I love the challenge. I love the adrenaline. And I love to win.  That means I play to win – whether … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Leadership, Personal Development
Tagged adversity, agony, best, boundries, competition, competitive, defeat, doing the impossible, emotions, exceptional, gifts, limitations, losing, madison, perfection, practice, remarkable, roosevelt, strengths, victory, vunerability, weaknesses, winning
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Seven Ways to Walk Your Talk
Pick a company. Any publically traded company. Now go out on the internet and take a look at their core values statement. If you do that for a bunch of organizations – manufacturing, retail, financial services and even high tech … Continue reading
