Your Leadership Story

Email is great . . . until it isn’t. Have you ever hit “send” on an email, realize what you have done and try frantically to get the email to “un-send?” It feels really bad. In this Bookmark Edition, John Kramp shares about his “Email Disaster” story that changed forever the way he uses email. … Continue reading "Remember That Email You Should Not Have Sent? A Bookmark Edition of Your Leadership Story"

When Earl Furfine, CEO of Cardinal Green Advisory Services, shares his leadership story, three things stand out: Working on huge projects with global scope in a large corporation Transitioning to life as an entrepreneur with multiple companies Becoming an endurance athlete and completing more than 30 triathalons With an engaging sense of humor and the … Continue reading "028 – Entrepreneurship – The Ultimate Endurance Race: Earl Furfine, CEO of Cardinal Green Advisory Services"

Every leader in every business or organization has one essential responsibility — add value. Sometimes, leaders add value to the top line. Sometimes, they add value to the bottom-line. But in good cycles and bad, they find ways to add value. In this Bookmark Edition, David Atchison shares an insightful story about a time in … Continue reading "Adding Value in Good Times and Bad In Business: A Bookmark Edition of Your Leadership Story"

No matter where or what you lead, you can learn lessons from Paul Horgan, Global Head of Group Reinsurance for the Zurich Insurance Group. For most of his career, Paul was based in Boston but for the last eight years, he’s been living in Zurich and learning to think and operate on a global scale. … Continue reading "027 – Learning to Think Like a Global Leader: Paul Horgan, Global Head of Group Reinsurance, Zurich Insurance Group"

No one in a corporate job enjoys going through an organizational reorganization. Simply mention the word “re-org” and most people get a sick feeling in their stomachs. But there is a way to thrive during a time of change. In this Bookmark Edition, John Kramp shares about his first experience in a major organizational reorganization. … Continue reading "How To Thrive During An Organizational Reorganization: A Bookmark Edition of Your Leadership Story"

If you want to lead, you must know about marketing. You may delegate the lead for your marketing efforts to someone on your team or to an outside group, but you, as the leader, remain responsible for the marketing results in your business, organization, ministry, or non-profit. Sounds formidable, right? The good news is that … Continue reading "026 – What Every Leader Must Know About Marketing: Mike Kim, Marketing Consultant and Host of Up and To The Right Podcast"

Do you see potential in other people? Do you tell them about the potential you see? Sometimes, simply telling someone that you believe in him or telling her that you believe she can do something challenging is all it takes to change the trajectory of that person’s life forever. In this Bookmark Edition, David Atchsion … Continue reading "The Power of Speaking the Potential You See In Other People: A Bookmark Edition of Your Leadership Story"

Imagine this. You’re 16 years old and you’ve just finished playing 1 on 1 basketball with an older man on the court by your school. Surprisingly, the older guys plays a tough, competitive game. After the game, he hands you on a card. On the card is a name. Sam Walton That’s when you realize … Continue reading "025 – Playing 1on1 Basketball with Sam Walton, Founder of Walmart, and Other Surprising Leadership Lessons"

What if you, as a leader, experienced a business setback that left the people you led asking two tough questions? Question 1: Did you lie to us? Question 2: Are you not qualified to lead us? This was the situation in which John Kramp, Co-Founder of the Riverstone Group, found himself as a division president … Continue reading "What To Do When Your Leadership Integrity Is On The Line: A Bookmark Edition of Your Leadership Story"

Imagine this . . . You just left the Marine Corps where you had been an officer and a pilot. You landed your dream job as a pilot for American Airlines. Your first day on the job was September 11, 2001. Richard Rierson doesn’t have to imagine it; he lived it. That experience is part … Continue reading "024 – Leadership Insights That Work In Any Context: Richard Rierson, Host of The Dose of Leadership Podcast"