The Challenge to Influence
When I met Jessica*, I was immediately struck by her passion and clarity. She was a woman on a mission! She could see that her company was committed to doing things the way they’d always been done, and it was causing the best-and-the-brightest to jump ship. As she explained it, people were leaving because they wanted to […]
Giving Compounded
I can hear him and picture him, as if he were in the room with me, “You’ve gotta give, give, give before you get, get, get!” I can’t help but smile when I think of Gary Rifkin. My whole person lights up. Gary embodies these words, borrowed from Joe Charbonneau. They are words he lives […]
What Is Your Definition of “Brave”?
When I started OnStage Leadership in Dallas in 2009, I hardly knew anyone there. We had moved to Dallas two years before and I hadn’t really “plugged in”. At the time I had been traveling a lot for work, so other than spending time with our wonderful neighbors, I felt pretty isolated. 2009 was a watershed year […]
A Little Perspective
One and two and three and four and five, and one and two and three and four and ten, and one and two and three and four and fifteen. Breathe. Breathe. One and two and three and four and five, and one and two and three and four and ten, and one and two and […]
