Are you a leader who stays awake at night? Many leaders stay awake at night. We live in a challenging business world. Every individual occupying an important position knows about a highly skilled, resourceful executive who was elevated into a
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Worry You’re Not Good Enough in Leadership?
Worry You’re Not Good Enough? In leadership, sometimes you may wonder if you are good enough. It doesn’t matter what you’re setting out to do. When this particular worry creeps into your head, it can spoil everything. What can you
3 Ways to Deal With Difficult People
Do you often find yourself unable to deal with difficult people? You bite your lips hard at their unwillingness to agree with you? Well, it’s just the way it is with some people, and they have the right to be
Leadership Lessons: Relationships First; Issues Second
Leadership lessons, Relationships & Handling issues are essential in every leaders life. New Detroit was built on community engagement the old-fashioned way: roll up your sleeves, look eye to eye, be at the table, and confront, but always respect. Shirley
Transformational Change & Continuous Improvement Starts with You
Transformational change and continuous improvement are the right seeds for your community. Does this implementation require a little effort? Yes, because it moves beyond just “giving back” per se. This effort requires involvement and understanding the needs of the community.
Leadership Lessons from LinkedIn “InDay” #alleyesondetroit
Much of my career in organizational development has involved coalition-building: getting others to buy into a big vision. So I am impressed by a program that is an essential part of the culture at LinkedIn, the business-oriented social media site
Are You Positioned to Ignite to Impact the Next Generation of Leaders? #staywoke
Ignite 2 Impact is a podcast that involves great conversations, discussions that matter. I’m inspired by the lyrics to the 1970s hit, “Wake Up, Everybody,” which reminded us that “The world will get no better if we just let it be.”
How Black Millenials Can Make a Difference in the World
Everyone reaches the point where we wonder and even worry about the younger generation. We will start sentences with “When I was your age,” and try to offer teenagers and young adults our best advice. It has always been this