We Need Positivity… Positively!

There once was a boy who was optimistic about everything. Even when things did not go well, he noticed only the good and the potential for better. As he grew older, his parents became concerned this was not healthy and began to discourage this way of thinking, yet nothing worked. On his birthday, they decided […]

3 Steps to Improve Your LinkedIn Network

“Welcome to LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network”. This is LinkedIn’s introduction, with a mission, “to connect the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful.” This is why most of us came here, and it works well for those who understand LinkedIn, and the role it plays. This is the reason I joined […]

Culture, Strategy, and Breakfast? Oh, My!

“Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast” is a phrase that appears on my screen every week, suggesting culture is everything and strategy is far less significant. Before you swallow this idea whole, consider… while they are different, with different purposes, when working together, they can strengthen your organization and help it survive and thrive in any […]

The 3 Prerequisites of Every Leader

More than a few articles have focused on ‘successful leaders’ all sharing common traits such as being a communicator, intuition, confidence, creativity and others. While there is clearly some truth, even the most celebrated leaders do not meet every characteristic. In my experience, there are three prerequisites of a leader, without exception. All of which […]

The Picture on the Other Side

As a former national youth representative, it was my responsibility to be prepared for whatever the host organization expected of me. One day, five minutes after arriving at a conference, the event chair informed me I was to be the keynote speaker due to a cancellation. I considered the uplifting theme of the conference, and […]