Rise of the Resistance
“The riskiest thing we can do is maintain the status quo.” Bob Iger While many LEADon® team members have been fans of Disney park rides for years, those Disneyphiles were over the moon with their experience at the Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance attraction. Tens of thousands seem to agree, with people willing to […]
Revolutionary Leadership
When a long term client requested we write another leadership book in 2018, the team at LEADon® felt complimented—but we had no plans to put “pen to paper” any time soon. We were in the midst of revamping our website while also completing the filming of over thirty online courses. Members of the team were […]
Luck and Leadership
Isn’t it interesting how certain achievements in life are often ascribed to luck? For instance, we hear things like, “He’s fortunate he received that great promotion” or “What an awesome bonus—she’s so lucky she got one.” This arbitrary luck-factor isn’t just reserved for professional accomplishments. People admire others for their great marriage, good kids, nice […]
Fostering Creativity
You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. Maya Angelou During a recent corporate event, several executives shared their concerns about dwindling creativity. In this company’s case, creativity is paramount to survival and continued success in order to produce new product for their customer base. Their level of anxiety seemed […]
3 T’s for Terrific Communication
In a previous blog entitled Communication 201: Best Practices for Personal and Professional Connections, the LEADon® team detailed specific strategies leaders can implement to improve how their Corporate Family® communicates. At the end of that blog, we mentioned three essential “T’s” for terrific communication, and we’d like to expand on those here. In essence, to […]
Culture of Caring
After a recent blog garnered great interest, the LEADon® team decided to dive a little deeper into the ‘culture of caring’ theme which resonated with so many readers. Indeed, due to the tumultuous events of 2020-21, caring for one another seems an appropriate topic for families to consider, including members of a Corporate Family®. After […]
Successful Foresight Requires Strategic Hindsight
“Look not mournfully into the past. It comes not back again.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Hyperion (1839) The old saying “Hindsight is twenty-twenty” no doubt sends shivers down some of our spines. After enduring the unprecedented events of the 2020 global pandemic, many of us would like to forget that ill-fated year and move swiftly into […]
Generational Differences
“My mother and I had a generational smackdown this past weekend,” the young woman shared with a smile. “She didn’t like the way I responded to a question, but it’s really her fault for raising me with so much confidence, right?” As a Boomer, I didn’t know exactly how I should respond to this “overshare,” […]