The Secrets of Effective Leadership

When most people hear the word “leadership,” they probably don’t think of the World’s Most Dangerous Bull. In the 1990s, “Bodacious” was the most feared animal on the national rodeo circuit. He was a take-no-prisoners, World Champion bucking bull. So when I created a series of talks designed to motivate leaders in the toughest of […]

Leadership Inspirations – Blowing Your Own Horn

“Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.” Will Rogers (1879 – 1935) Oklahoma’s Favorite Son, Cherokee cowboy, comedian, humorist, social commentator, vaudeville performer and actor

StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 30a – An Interview with Lynne Lancaster and David Stillman, authors of The M-Factor, part 1 of 2

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website. Special Edition 30a – An Interview with Lynne Lancaster and David Stillman, authors of The […]

Leadership Inspirations – Team Commitment

“Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” Vince Lombardi (1913 – 1970) Green Bay Packers Head Coach from 1959 to 1967, winning five league championships during these nine years Following his death in September 1970, the NFL’s ‘World Championship […]

StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 30 – The Cost of Not Engaging Employees

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website. Episode 30 – The Cost of Not Engaging Employees explores the cost of not engaging […]

StrategyDriven Leadership Inspirations Quote

Leadership Inspirations – Face the Opposition

“This week, stand toe-to-toe and eye-to-eye with the opposition to your success and say, ‘You won’t stop me. My destiny is victory and my birthname, winner. Bring it!’” Howard T. Dickens Jr.

To PR or not to PR: PR is not a verb!

This is not an article debating the changing landscape of the public relations or advertising industry, or preaching best practice advice, but rather an examination of the two simple letters that encompass all that we (as communications professionals) do: PR. As a public relations professional, I respect that there are some commonplace misconceptions about what […]

Leadership Inspirations – The Price of Success

“There is a price for success but there is also a price for failure. Given the choice, the price of success clearly has the best return on investment.” Michael Angier Father, husband, writer, speaker, entrepreneur, coach and student; Founder and President of Success Networks International “I know the price of success: dedication, hard work and […]

Leadership Inspirations – Prepare, Prepare, Prepare

Boy Scout Moto: Be Prepared. Boy Scout Oath: On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight. Boy Scouts of America (www.Scouting.org) Don’t subscribe […]

Rocking the Workplace: How the Millennial Generation is Shaking Up the Way You Do Business

Recruiters at Fortune 500 C.H. Robinson recently found themselves scratching their heads. They’d weathered stormy recruiting seas when sought-after Generation Xers showed up demanding everything from work/life balance to “bring your pet to work day” to casual dress. How hard could it be to adapt to a new generation of recruits – the Millennials? After […]