According to Larry Mathews, CFO at the Institute for Population Health, leaders are made, not born, and their leadership comes from the situations they face.
What Makes a Leader: “Being There”
Upon relocating to her building’s executive floor after a promotion, a former CFO explains why she moved back to the floor of her previous department. When I took my first Chief Financial Officer (CFO) position, I had the normal trepidations. Can I do the job? Am I in over my head? And ultimately, what was I thinking? However, I also …
What Makes a Leader: A Little Bit of Everything
Rent-A-Center COO Mitch Fadel sums up key qualities of a great leader, from a having a positive attitude to being trustworthy. Great leaders are, by nature, positive people who envision the betterment of the people and the entity they lead. They encourage the spirit of people they interact with, and maintain a positive, I-know-you-can-do-it approach. Their conversations and actions are …
What Makes a Leader: Creating the Culture
An environment employees want to work in makes for better leadership opportunities, according to 7Summits CEO Paul Stillmank American business mogul John D. Rockefeller once said, “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” As Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of 7Summits, a social business solutions provider, I am keenly aware of a leader’s role in …
What Makes a Leader: Power 81
Life Time Fitness’ SVP of HR explains how he developed his leadership practice based on a classic Chinese text. Over the last 4 years I have developed a Leadership Practice called Power 81. This practice is based on 81 verses, adapted from the Tao Te Ching, that when applied to leadership can assist you to tap into an amazing power. …
How the ‘Poster Child for Women CIOs’ Achieves Work-Life Balance
Carter’s CIO Janet Sherlock discusses career, family and the partner who makes it possible to have both.
What Makes A Leader?
Leadership has a different meaning to everyone. What does it mean to you?
Five Qualities Great Workspaces Have
Howard Ecker shares the characteristics of offices that keep employees motivated. Productive office space is created and nurtured by many different things. In today’s working world, it is important to tailor your office space to the needs, wants and expectations of current and prospective employees as well as the clients you serve. One Roof Getting everyone under one roof at …
A Marathon Mentality
A mother taught this keynote speaker to beat the odds by zeroing in on the “inside stuff” Leadership, like a marathon, is an endurance event. On a day-to-day basis you are bombarded by challenges, having to do more with less, and keeping pace with the competition. Ultimately, when it comes to your victory as a leader, it is not the …
The Hidden Power of Presence
Executive leadership coach, Sara Harvey Yao, explains how to be a champion in the board room In the aftermath of the Championship win of the Seattle Seahawks, high-performers of every kind are looking to the Seahawks for their secret to success. Champions on the field and the boardroom should take a page from Coach Pete Carroll’s playbook and learn that …
Constructive Confrontation in the Workplace:
Three things to keep in mind when having a difficult conversation with a coworker, employee, or boss. To successfully navigate workplace conflict, managers must be able to confront team members in a positive, productive manner. Whatever the situation, whether two people are actively quarreling or whether one person’s behavior is impacting the entire work culture, a manager must be able …
How to Ensure Your Video Marketing Delivers Measurable ROI
Vidyard Founder and CEO, Michael Litt, explains how you can utilize and track video marketing performance According to findings by The Fournaise Marketing Group, last year 70% of global marketers failed to deliver quantifiable business results based on their efforts. It seems too many experimented with new initiatives, but very few focused on testing repeatable, data-driven tactics. While it’s great …
Brevity and the Bottom Line
Adapting to and succeeding in the “less-is-more” era. There is a hunger for brilliant business ideas that can be explained clearly and concisely. We have all been in meetings that never seem to end. Suffered through reading lengthy reports that are more like “War and Peace” and less like Cliff’s Notes. And endured management monologues that kill off any remaining …
Qualities of a Lasting Leader
Leaders must be willing to give the gifts of leadership to their team, here are five. Leadership isn’t just something you do: It’s someone you become. But that requires a personal transformation, not just a personal agenda. Roger hadn’t learned that lesson. During an interview for a new leadership position, the hiring manager asked why he switched jobs, and sometimes …
Is Fear Keeping You Out of the Spotlight?
Public relations expert Marsha Friedman shares her first-hand tips for overcoming a fear of public speaking Recently, I was asked to be a panelist for a webinar about using the power of publicity to achieve your goals. The participants asked great questions. The first: “How do you step into the spotlight when you don’t like the spotlight?” Getting media attention …
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