To PR or not to PR: PR is not a verb!

This is not an article debating the changing landscape of the public relations or advertising industry, or preaching best practice advice, but rather an examination of the two simple letters that encompass all that we (as communications professionals) do: PR. As a public relations professional, I respect that there are some commonplace misconceptions about what […]

Leadership Inspirations – The Price of Success

“There is a price for success but there is also a price for failure. Given the choice, the price of success clearly has the best return on investment.” Michael Angier Father, husband, writer, speaker, entrepreneur, coach and student; Founder and President of Success Networks International “I know the price of success: dedication, hard work and […]

Leadership Inspirations – Prepare, Prepare, Prepare

Boy Scout Moto: Be Prepared. Boy Scout Oath: On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight. Boy Scouts of America (www.Scouting.org) Don’t subscribe […]

Rocking the Workplace: How the Millennial Generation is Shaking Up the Way You Do Business

Recruiters at Fortune 500 C.H. Robinson recently found themselves scratching their heads. They’d weathered stormy recruiting seas when sought-after Generation Xers showed up demanding everything from work/life balance to “bring your pet to work day” to casual dress. How hard could it be to adapt to a new generation of recruits – the Millennials? After […]

StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 29 – An Interview with Tammy Erickson, author of What’s Next, Gen X?

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles published on the StrategyDriven website. Special Edition 29 – An Interview with Tammy Erickson, author of What’s Next, Gen […]

In Tough Times Passion Keeps Businesses Afloat

In our book, Liberating Passion, Paul B. Brown and I contend that businesses seek passionate people. This matters in tough economic times more than ever. Why? Because passionate commitment converts potential talent into the actual performance that struggling businesses need to survive. Moreover, the opposites – apathy and disengagement – are poor ways to get […]

Leadership Inspirations – Attitude

“Attitude is the foundation and support for everything you do. It’s the key element in the process of controlling your destiny.” Keith D. Harrell Motivational speaker, America’s Attitude Coach

StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 28 – An Interview with Ken Blanchard, author of Leading at a Higher Level

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles published on the StrategyDriven website. Special Edition 28 – An Interview with Ken Blanchard, author of Leading at a […]

Adjusting Your Character Settings: The Authenticity of Leadership

If you are a member of Facebook, then you may be aware that the default privacy settings are being changed. I don’t lay awake at night worrying that someone is going to do something awful with the information that I post on Facebook, but I took the recommendation to adjust my settings so that only […]