Posts Tagged ‘lesson’
018. NYT Bestselling Author Andrew Maraniss – Demonstrating Leadership Strength
NYT bestselling author Andrew Maraniss joins Patrick in the lab to discuss the story of Perry Wallace. Andrew’s biography of Wallace, Strong Inside: the collision of race and sports in the south, has won numerous awards including being named a top 10 biography and top 10 sports book by the American Library Association. Patrick’s conversation…
Read More6 Leadership Lessons You Can Learn Over Lunch
Might I suggest you take a lunch away from the office this week. Put away the cell phone and any other distractions and just spend some time observing. Why? Well, you never know what leadership lessons you can learn from a change of venue. One afternoon, I stepped away from the office and walked to a local…
Read MoreMy Grandma Died 80 Years Ago, Yet She Just Taught Me a Lesson You Should Know
I never met my grandparents. That’s not fully true. One of them, my mother’s mom, lived until I was two-years-old. So, we did meet. I just have no memory of the interaction. Throughout my life, I’ve had friends, classmates, and coworkers with very different grandparent experiences. Many grew up knowing and spending time with their…
Read MoreGreat Leaders Don’t Stay in the Dark
Those of us in the United States experienced two great leadership lessons over the last few months. Did you pick-up on them? Leadership Lesson #1: People are curious & want to ‘participate’ in something amazing. A few months ago, a total solar eclipse swept across the United States. It’s estimated that 50% of the U.S. population…
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