Professional Pointers From Your Kids: Kindness Matters

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Todd Richardson, the Executive Vice President of Administration at ExactTarget, addresses why kindness matters in the workplace. By: Todd Richardson As a rambunctious child, I was constantly being counseled, re-directed, and [insert any other word for “disciplined”].  My mother would always partner her discipline with the phrase, “Todd, kindness matters.”  I did not have much context for this simple phrase …

What Makes a Leader: Being Authentic, Supportive, and Trustworthy

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Leaders have many characteristics, but according to one executive, three key traits are evident in every successful leader. There’s no magic formula or recipe for “What makes a leader?” Leaders come in all different shapes and sizes, with diverse backgrounds and experiences. That’s why leadership, and more importantly leadership style, is deeply personal. Though countless personality traits, approaches and styles …

Executive Insight: Outshining the Alternatives in Orange

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Todd Richardson keeps the grass greener at ExactTarget via ‘orange’ culture Editor’s Note: We asked some of our featured executives what they thought of the recent finding that 21 percent of full-time workers will be leaving their current position in 2014. Here is Todd Richardson’s response. CareerBuilder, a company with a fantastic pulse on employment trends, noted that more than …