Nina Nets It Out
Leadership is not the end point; its task is to create an environment in which other leaders can flourish. Let the conversation begin!
Pick Your Preferences
We like to think that we can have our cake and eat it too. However, in business, few leaders have such luxuries available. Instead, we must make choices regarding our preferences or priorities. A simple example might be speed versus accuracy. Obviously, we'd love to...
My Conversation with Jo Miller of Women’s Leadership Coaching
Jo Miller, CEO of Women's Leadership Coaching, and I will be talking about "Winning at the Game of Office Politics" on Tuesday, February 24 2009, 11:00am-12:00pm PST Some topics we'll be addressing include: Is it possible to navigate office politics without becoming a...
Unearthing Creativity
You know the type. They are there in your office somewhere – a flash in their eyes, a zing in their step, a perspective that surprises. And while we all consider ourselves to be creative on some level, there are those in your business who really do walk to a different...
Check Out MyVenturePad.com and SocialMediaToday.com
Recently, I had an opportunity to talk with Brian Roger of Social Media Today and its sister site MyVenturePad.com. Brian writes for these online, B2B social communities on topics that help companies use social media to connect with and build deep relationships...
I’ve Said it Before, I’ll Say it Again … Communication is Critical!
Ok, so I know I have harped on the necessity for leaders to communicate and, more importantly, to know how best to communicate. Communication is a critically important activity involving all of the senses and in today's economic environment, communication takes on an...
Smart Growth for Leaders
With governments around the world developing economic stimulus packages and high level meetings of the world’s leading politicians (Davos) and thinkers (TED) – there is clearly a lot of activity and talk around growth, innovation and productivity. In amongst all this...
Don’t Wait for Leadership
In the current economic climate, companies across the world are trying to figure out how to best weather the storm. Layoffs have seemingly become the norm; just google "layoffs" or look here and you'll see what I mean. Such dire circumstances leave many wondering...
A Brief Discussion with Michael Gallagher, President – The Stevie Awards®
In November 2008, I was humbled by being named the winner of the 5th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business in the "Best Executive - Service Businesses - More than 2,500 Employees". This was truly an honor and I can only again point to and congratulate the...
Global Gender Gap Shrinks?
Late last year the Global Gender Gap report was released. This report by the World Economic Forum covers 92% of the world population and delivers some surprising findings. Of the 130 countries studied, 87 have narrowed the gender gap since 2007. Norway, Finland and...
What Leaders Can Learn from Chesley Sullenberger
Well if we've ever needed an example of what it really is to lead during a crisis, this past week's U.S. Airways flight 1549 water landing shows us loud and clear. Just moments after takeoff, the 29-year U.S. Airways veteran captain of the plane and a pilot for 40...
Leadership’s All About Academics…No It’s Experience…No It’s Ability
As we enter this new year, I am taking time to reflect on leadership, what it means, what makes a great leader, and what people can do to improve their leadership skills. In the spirit of always being willing to improve, I read lots of other leadership related blogs,...
Leadership Pheromones
We've all had those people in our lives that, for whatever reason, seem to be the leaders amongst us. What is it that makes these people command our respect and following? For sure, some of these characteristics are subjective - important to some but not to all of us....
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