What Makes A Leader Authentic?
Today’s post is co-authored by Michelle Braden (leader of the Authentic Leadership Summit) and Mike Figliuolo. I have asked myself the question, “What makes a leader authentic?” many times over the years. My natural response would be that you just know in your “gut.” I realize now that although the “gut” does talk to you, [...]
How Your Leadership Philosophy Can Defuse Future Crises
Today’s post is an excerpt from the draft of my upcoming book One Piece of Paper: The Simple Approach to Powerful, Personal Leadership. Sure, publication is a ways off (target is fall of ’11) but I want to share a taste of what will be in the book. Please become a fan of One Piece [...]
Come Join Us at The Ohio Growth Summit June 9th and 10th!
How is this country going to come out of the economic crisis? It won’t be by spending our tax dollars on federal bail-outs, large corporate downsizings or paying large bonuses to CEOs for implementing bad strategies. The way this country is going to succeed is by entrepreneurs developing more innovative ways to do business. The [...]
Upcoming Event: May 20th Columbus MBA Club Mixer
I’m excited to announce another “open to the public” upcoming speaking event. On Wednesday, May 20th I’ll be speaking at the Columbus MBA Club’s Spring Networking event. The topic is “You Can’t Lead if You Can’t Communicate!” The Columbus MBA Club is comprised of local professionals/MBAs who are interested in personal and professional development. It’s [...]
Train Them Now or Lose Them Later
A friend of mine was lamenting the current economic environment. He bemoaned budget cuts at his company and the lack of opportunities for professional development. He also said something truly alarming: “Our management team is so focused on just making the numbers that they’re not investing in developing their people.” (Incidentally, I think making the [...]
Do you know your leadership maxims?
I’m thrilled to announce a few upcoming events where I’ll be covering the topic of creating your own set of Leadership Maxims. Defining these maxims is a core tool of a good leader. I recently met an EVP at a Fortune 100 who actually has his written on a small laminated card attached to his [...]
Upcoming Event: Personal Brilliance – Developing the Habit of Innovation
My friend Jim Canterucci is sponsoring & hosting a wonderful event in partnership with The OSU Leadership Center on Tuesday, January 13th (that’s next week so hurry!). He’s got some amazing topics and speakers lined up and I highly suggest attending. On top of that, proceeds are for a wonderful charitable cause. It’s a great [...]
Some Families & Little Kids Need YOUR Help!
Please note – the contribution window for this has closed. Thanks to all who supported the effort. Just because this event is closed doesn’t mean you can’t help. Go volunteer somewhere. Donate. Make someone else’s life better. Thanks! Let’s face it – you’re pretty fortunate. You’re reading this by accessing the Internet over your laptop [...]
Upcoming Event: thoughtLEADERS Webinar Series
I’m happy to announce a four-part series of webinars being presented in partnership with The Ohio State University Alber Enterprise Center! The webinar series is Universal Business Skills That Advance YOU and Your Organization. Back by popular demand, we’re offering the first webinar in this series again on October 3 at 2:30PM EST! The best [...]
Upcoming Event: Leadership Excellence 2008 – Chicago April 30 – May 1
Mike will be speaking at the Jacob Fleming Leadership Excellence 2008 Conference April 30th/May 1st in Chicago. The working title of the presentation is “You can’t lead if you can’t communicate!” The presentation is on the first day of the conference. thoughtLEADERS, LLC is a co-sponsor of the event. This five star conference will bring [...]
