— 1 — I’ve been thinking a lot about happiness this week, kicking around ideas for our summer writing project. Happiness can be kind of a subjective thing, in that our personalities and gift mixes can affect which activities we find “fun” and which we don’t – but I think at its heart, happiness might have some…
I’ve been mentoring (with varying degrees of formality) for about 10 years now, and some of those mentoring relationships have been absolutely amazing. Others… well, not so much. It’s always a flattering thing when someone asks you to mentor them. It usually means they like you, and (at least for the moment) care what you think. If you know…
Behind every great leader you will find an entire community of mentors. Many of those mentors will be authors, speakers, and bloggers – good leaders are always reading, or listening to podcasts and audio books – seeking to learn more, and to be better leaders. But if you ask a leader you respect: “Who are your mentors?”, chances…
— 1 — Happy Independence Day! Thanks to an article in the UK edition of the International Business Times, I have learned a few things that I probably learned in school and then completely forgot: for example, the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776 – but Great Britain didn’t actually get it…
I wish I could tell you this will never happen to you… but leaders, there are going to be times when you completely and utterly biff it. I’m not talking about those really awkward moments when you forget someone’s name or when somebody on the tech team turns off the lights before you’re offstage and you have…
