Category: Leadership

Three Secrets All Inspiring Messages Share

Author Carmine Gallo addresses the Stanford Graduate School of Business as part of the Mastery in Communication Initiative’s Expert Speaker Series.  In this presentation he shares the three simple secrets all inspiring messages share, and how inspiring executives and entrepreneurs tell their brand or product story in a way that’s understandable, memorable and emotional. Gallo …

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Leadership Courage in Life and Work

Colonel Lee Ellis, POW in the infamous Hanoi Hilton during the Vietnam War discusses his past, current, and future thoughts on leadership on an individual and national level through the lens of his experience in the military as well as his consulting experience with Fortune 500 companies across the country.

What happens when innovation, statistics and football meet

What happens when innovation, statistics and football meet.

On Leaders and Accountability (Part 4): How Mentoring and Coaching Builds Trust

Two of the most important aspects of leading people toward success–the ultimate goal of accountability–are mentoring and coaching.

Three Books Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Requires His Execs to Read

Three books Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, requires his executives to read

On Leaders and Accountability (Part 3) – Shocking Cheating Scandal at Harvard and Clarifying Expectations

Leaders must do the extra mile to clarify expectations.

The Power of Vulnerability

Brené Brown studies human connection — our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. “Don’t try to win over the haters; you are not a jackass whisperer.” …

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On Leaders and Accountability (Part 1) – Notes from the Cliff

On Leaders and Accountability (Part 1) – Notes from the Cliff

Results vs. Relationships: Finding Your Balance on the Leadership Seesaw

Results vs. Relationships: Finding Your Balance on the Leadership Seesaw

In Tough Times, Treasure Your Trials

Are you going through tough times?  It may be time to reflect on some who have been down that road before you. For the POWs in the Vietnam War, facing serious trials became a way of life.  In that bleak existence locked up and isolated in a communist prison camp for five, six, seven and …

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