This blog includes excerpts from my book Listen: How to Embrace the Difficult Conversations that Life Throws at You. The joy of the holidays is the chance to gather with family and friends to celebrate. Meals are prepared, festivities planned, and we get to reconnect with loved ones. For many of us, holidays may be…
Category: Millennials
5 Ways Mentoring Builds Leadership Skills & Your Personal Brand
In today’s business world, mentorships are among your most critical professional relationships. Finding a mentor helps you in your development and commitment to continuous improvement and learning. Conversely, taking on a mentee opens you up to fresh ideas and helps you locate and nurture excellence in succession. From either side, there are some key skills…
5 Lessons We Can Learn from the NFL Owners & Nike
In August 2016, Colin Kaepernick, star quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, silently sat during the playing of the National Anthem in protest of issues of “systematic oppression”, “equality and social injustice”, “racism and injustice in our criminal system”, “oppression of people of color in the United States”, and to not “show pride in a…
DOES YOUR LINKEDIN PROFILE MAKE YOU FEEL CONFIDENT?
Working with senior leaders, from executives to CEOs, always provides a ton of insight. One thing is always true – most individuals over a certain age/demographic tend to not love social media. It takes real focus to paint the picture of how important it is to be online as a leader. However, for millennials, the…
10 WAYS COMPANIES SHOULD ENGAGE MILLENNIALS
As a follow up to our initial blogs about millennials, we have pulled together best practices that companies can utilize to engage their millennial workforce. Retaining millennials can be costly. Leveraging these suggestions can help increase their loyalty and keep them engaged. 1. Introduce an Onboarding Program Tailored for Millennials Many companies create onboarding programs for new hires that…
HOW CHURCHILL USED BRANDING TO LEAD THROUGH CRISIS
Recently, Capital One hosted an evening with Dr. Stephen Mansfield, author and speaker. Dr. Mansfield discussed the topic of how leaders can lead through crisis to an audience of entrepreneurs, businesses, and community leaders. Churchill was used an example of a leader who learned and leveraged key communication principles of branding to lead through crisis. I…