Leadership
Lifelong Learning and Mentoring
Even the most competent person cannot know everything. This is where having a mentor and becoming a lifelong learn comes in. This short audiogram from the audiobook for Inspired, Not Retired: Leadership Lessons from Father to Son, provides insights on how I transformed from just depending on having a mentor, to becoming a lifelong learner.…
Read MoreWho’s Your Wingman? The Mandate for Mentoring
January is designated as Mentoring Month by The National Mentoring Partnership, also referred to as MENTOR. MENTOR focuses on youth mentoring, which I believe is the first part of the mentoring continuum if you are fortunate enough to receive lifelong mentoring. I, however, focus more on the remainder of the continuum with academic, workplace, and…
Read MoreNew Year, New You, Really?
Here we go again. Another new year is upon us, and the resolutions abound on how we might ‘change’ ourselves for the better. New Year, New You, Really? What’s wrong with the old you? What are you doing right in your business or profession? This short blog outlines how to focus on what you already…
Read MoreThanksgiving Daily for CEOs
CEOs experience Thanksgiving daily. They operate in what Martin Smith referred to as a VUCA (pronounced voo-cha) environment: Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous. No matter what is on a CEO’s schedule, it may be derailed by internal or external issues, from an employee being hospitalized with a serious condition to a government decision with second,…
Read MoreMyWingman, LLC: The Wingman for Every CEO
” It’s lonely at the top, but it does not need to be.” I am honored to share some thoughts in CEO Weekly on navigating the tough jobs of leadership and the CEO. No matter how well prepared you are to become a CEO, the education may not exactly align with the experience. That is…
Read MoreFrom the Battlefield to the Blood Bank
Veterans Day 2025 is Upon Us One of the best ways to honor veterans on Veterans Day is to plan the acknowledgement well in advance of the event. This is what ImpactLife Blood Center did by focusing on the battlefield to the blood bank. The short introductory paragraph below is the ‘ask’ for blood donations.…
Read MoreInspiring Legacies That Last (c)
Steve Madden and Fearless Decision-making
For Inducted Members of The National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS), nomination, selection, acceptance, and pre-induction requirements are part of the process. Nominees must complete pre-induction requirements within three weeks. The final phase is to view interviews by at least three prominent business leaders and write executive summaries. I chose shoe mogul Steve Madden as…
Read MoreWorking for Free is Not Free
Free Labor is Still Labor Look closely at the image, as you are one of the only two people in an office. Now, place a uniform on the two people in the picture — what do you have? U.S. Service Members all over the world are protecting America’s freedom without receiving the pay necessary to…
Read MoreLeadership and Paul Harvey: Getting “The Rest of the Story”
Leadership and Paul Harvey: Getting “The Rest of the Story“ In our second installment on decision-making, we’ll discuss why having a complete picture is so important in making informed decisions. Decision-making requires having the full picture – pre-text, context, and post-text; however, sometimes we are asked to make decisions with piecemeal information. That’s where a midwestern…
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