Katie Couric’s Evolution to Leadership

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Christa Dhimo

While tiptoeing through the tulips of online nice-to-knows, I stumbled upon a time capsule of sorts. Er, wait a second.  That really doesn’t do it justice.  Let me try this again. While in search of what seems a nearly impossible task of satisfying my curious and insatiable mind for learning something new (that’s better), I [...]

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Leadership: A Curtsy, A Bow, or A Handshake?

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Christa Dhimo

Happy New Year everyone! And a special Happy New Year to our USA southerly continental sister’s country of Brazil for ushering the new year with the inauguration of its first female President, Dilma Rousseff.  Folks, this is leadership news that is more noteworthy than Obama assuming office, and let me tell you why. Anyone care to [...]

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Paycheck Leadership: A Heart Attack

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Christa Dhimo

[A lonely lit room displays a silent stage] [The BOOM! of a spot light rings out; the light shines upon the stage, a single podium, and a microphone.] [Christa walks out onto the stage, just the small clicks of her shoes can be heard; she walks up to the podium] “A-hem” (Christa taps on the microphone, [...]

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Are you Prepared to be Wrong?

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Kris Krueger

What if you’re wrong? What if an idea, approach, solution, thought, or answer you have at this very moment is flat out not right?  What if the thing you’ve done successfully fifty times before in this exact same situation is not the right solution in THIS situation? How would you know you are wrong?  How would you get another, better solution [...]

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Born or Made: Lincoln & Jordan

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Tom Schulte

Answer the question “Are Leaders Born or Are They Made?” the same way you would answer this question: “Are Athletes Born or Are They Made?” Well, are they born or made? The short answer is “both.” But is it really? And in what context? When NBA great Michael Jordan was in elementary school playing with [...]

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Leadership Madness

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Kris Krueger

Although admittedly a trite subject, it perhaps can’t hurt to take a look at something that is in the front of many people’s minds this time of year  – March Madness. Although tired and menacing to many, sports is often used as a metaphor in the business world.  So, since we are in the season, please [...]

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People Are Humans

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Kris Krueger

Suffice to say that moving into a management role is sometimes the only way organizations can reward people who are performing well at the individual level.  What that means is that often times, people who were good at and enjoyed their individual level role are asked to move into a management role that requires much [...]

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