Last week I had the opportunity to lead an exciting workshop as part of Leaders Connect. It focused on Developing a Personal Leadership Plan, the video can be found here. We focused on Identifying Your Blind Spots. One of the participants, Larry, described his challenge of being flooded by many thoughts when trying to do his writing. I described a process, which I invented a few years ago. I call it IAN, which stands for I AM NOW (fill in the blank). I am also one of …
Much unhappiness in life derives from overreacting to small slights and inconveniences. When you are distressed by something, and you cannot determine whether it’s a big deal or not, ask yourself this question: Does This Really Matter? Very often you’ll find yourself determining that it’s a small thing and it really doesn’t matter that much to you at all. If so, let it go and spare yourself from getting upset over small shit. What methods do you use to not …
The Leaders Connect community will be gathering tomorrow for the first time since 2020. We have been operating on a twice-a-month basis via zoom, but now it is time to go live. For the past 30 years, Leaders Connect has brought together leaders from various communities: the business sector, nonprofits, universities, government, and young emerging leaders and students. What do we do? First, we network. People move around the room to discuss what they have been doing in …
Remember to join us for the Leaders Connect Welcome Back: Re-Connect With Old Friends at Zingerman’s Southside on August 30 from 4 – 6 PM. More details can be found at the bottom of this blog. When I First Became a Risk-Taker If you consider yourself a risk taker, (and if you’re reading this blog about leadership, you probably are already a risk taker) you might ask yourself, when did you become a risk taker and why? Last week I visited my son and his …
Welcome back Leaders Connect! You’ve been invited to the FIRST event back since 2020! Dr. Rob and Robin (Weber) Pollak of Journeys International will lead some fun structured networking. Since COVID has put a lot of obstacles in all of our personal and professional lives, I am ecstatic to start back up in-person events to see all of your smiling faces and meet some new friends along the way. Our first event back will be held at Zingerman’s …
It’s really quite simple. In the complex and dynamic world of technology, you are falling behind if you aren’t learning. I know this well; I’ve made plenty of mistakes in my life how many I’ve made over and over again. But slowly, I am learning. In the complexity you face every day, errors and mistakes are inevitable. No one knows enough to get it right every time, every day. However, when you find you’ve made a mistake, ask yourself a simple …