Leaders today do not necessarily fall under one well-known concept or theory of leadership and instead demonstrate characteristics from more than one major theory and the result is a fantastic one. JLG is the general manager of a medium-sized multimedia production company. He is the quintessential example of a leader who possesses traits and skills […]
Archive | September, 2018
Susan Wojcicki: YouTube CEO and Silicon Valley Glass Ceiling Shatterer
IF YOU THINK ABOUT SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING ON THE INTERNET THE NAME GOOGLE IS USED MORE OFTEN THAN NOT. WE HAVE ASSOCIATED THE COMPANY AS A VERB FOR ONLINE SEARCHING JUST AS MANY AMERICANS USE THE BRAND NAME KLEENX IN LIEU OF ASKING FOR A TISSUE. SUSAN WOJCICKI, GOOGLE’S 16TH EMPLOYEE, IS THE DRIVING FORCE […]
Leader, Coach, Mentor
A Leader, Coach, Mentor Dave McDowell was a High School Physical Education Teacher, wrestling Coach and girls softball coach for over thirty years. He had a positive influence on so many students and athletes throughout his long career. Dave started out as a Marine and later became a Drill Sergeant before starting his […]
The Magic of Walt Disney
The famous Walt Disney once said, “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” Walt Disney possessed many traits of a leader including his drive and responsibility to task completion and his ability to be empathetic and to others’ situations and understand why they feel the way they do. […]
Leadership in Corporate Retail
In the world of retail, things change almost too frequently to keep up with. Sales change, companies are competing for business, marketing teams are doing everything that they possibly can to keep up with the ever changing ecosystem that is retail. When you add the extra level of the fluid and rapidly changing world of […]
Into Hell with a Smile
These days leadership is not what it used to be. It seems they are a needle in a hay stack…the size of Texas. Often times a trailblazer arises and restores faith in humanity. That man is John French and he is here to revolutionize the way leaders are supposed to act. Deviating from century old […]
A Leader to Watch: Satya Nadella
Satya Nadella is the current Chief Executive Office of Microsoft. He has big shoes to fill since he is only the third CEO in the history of the Microsoft, a household name and the company that introduced Windows back in the late 80s. Try to imagine not working in Windows when on a laptop or […]
Michelle Obama: More than a First Lady
“Was I too loud? Too much? Was I too bossy? Was I dreaming too big?” – Michelle Obama Michelle Obama is a wife, a mother, and a former First Lady. She is an Ivy League alumna, a lawyer, an activist. She is a leader. She has forever changed the role of First Lady of the […]
Why So Many Are Fascinated With Elon Musk
Elon Musk is a multi-organization founder and CEO with the overall goal of bettering humanity with advancements in sustainable energy and methods of transportation, but why are people so much more obsessed with him than they could be with CEOs of other organizations? In order to answer this we must first look at the individual […]
Confessions of a Natural Born Leader: Mother Teresa
It has been over 20 years since Mother Teresa died and her life’s mission still lives on. In her life she was a voice for those who could not speak for themselves. Even in her death she is a leader for women, a leader for people of faith, a leader for people who have dedicated […]