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My copies of Strategy Driven Leadership arrived at my door this week. Dr. Jonas Salk, the pioneer researcher who developed the polio vaccine while working here at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine was once quoted as stating that “our greatest responsibility is to be good ancestors.” Forebearers of the Iroquois Nation understood the […]

How do you like being called a millennial or boomer? I can certainly agree that being called a Globalist would be cool as it would kind of mandate that you have to travel around the world to maintain that moniker. Yesterday, I had the pleasure to hear Anna Liotta, the current president of the National

important skills that are used every day in our work settings. My primary concern is about the fact that many senior business leaders continue to think of “hard skills” as being those that drive business success while the other skills are nice to have and help people feel better in the workplace. Soft skills, as

You are what you think: Pay attention to the self-talk you say to yourself. If your thoughts start getting negative then turn them off and say something positive. The technique is known as “thought-stopping” and there is a satirical video done by TV psychologist Bob Newhart in which he demonstrates this technique . Use affirmations:

for the next 15 minutes with people greeting me by my name and having my check-in material all ready as I approached the front desk. I was certainly made to feel welcome and I’ve already booked that hotel for another visit in a few months. While pivotal positions may be defined by work processes, it

practice hole with a young 20 year old college golfer named Amy Bocerkstette. Amy is a special needs athlete and it is obvious from the video that both she and Gary had a great time. Amy played a famous par three where she put her first shot in the sand trap, followed up with an

I came back at 4 PM…still no service. Now, I was a bit aggravated and called the front desk. I was told that their policy is that rooms don’t have to be cleaned until 5 PM. That’s was interesting I told them because my policy is 2 PM; but it is their hotel. When I

Know your priorities—You will spend your time on the things that you feel are most important—make sure you know what they are. Make a list of your priorities for the year and then cascade them down to what you want to do this week to achieve that goal—If you are a manager make sure that