Engagement and Leadership are things you can multiply by finding your people! Want to feel more confident? Want to feel more competent? Absolutely!! Your confidence and competence increases when you feel you are supported by others. Identify those individuals that have your back. The people who make you feel stronger. The people who might give…
Engaging Conference Attendees is Critical. And YOU can do it! FACTS: Many attendees are first timers. That means they are clueless. You want members to feel engaged and want to come back. Follow two umbrellas or filters when choosing how to engage your attendees. First, Connection Before Content. From the moment members arrive, keep them…
Do you ever feel uncertain or a little insecure making decisions? Or feel alone when you can’t connect with others to talk things over? Of course! And sometimes it makes you feel like you’ve stalled. Give yourself a little boost to discover what you know and what you have to offer. Remember when you were…
Finish Strong! Elected Officers serve a short term. And it’s hard to get a lot accomplished. For those of you — particularly Career & Technical Student Organization CTSO officers — who are at the end of your term, there is still time to leave your impact. These four activities will help you leave office with…
Saw this bumper sticker — “It’s All Good. I Ran Today.” Now, I’m not a runner. But I get it. This message is golden. All is good when you do what you need to do to put yourself in a good place. I emphatically remind audience members in leadership training that self-care is not…
Leaders — It’s not WHAT you are. It’s WHO you are. Your reputation is your resume. It’s those things that you do when no one is watching. That’s what defines you. In those BIG moments . . . When you’re exhausted yet still have more to do. When you’re almost at deadline yet forget the…
Officer Leadership Toolkit Newly elected officers? You want to do a great job. You want to serve others and make a difference. You want to do everything. Sometimes this leads to early burnout. The gives you four tools to start right away and start strong. Focusing on these four tools will help build your competence.…
The Green People Project Leadership is an active, addicting, glorious dynamic of building your potential. Leadership is also a slow, aggravating, heartbreaking collection of your setbacks and stumbles. Yes! Both of these statements are true. There is no easy leadership route. But there is definitely a smart way to build your support system and inspiration…
As a keynote speaker and leadership trainer working with leaders, it is so rewarding when emerging leaders start to realize they’re having an impact. Boom! Whether it’s a: conversation with a member needing some direction email from someone who wants to take on a larger leadership role loud round of applause from team members after…
Leave It Better Than You Found It! — Replace Yourself! Yes, the end of your officer term may be fast approaching. As a leadership speaker and trainer, one of the primary goals I share with leadership teams I train is — Leave It Better Than You Found It! What does that mean? You’re elected to…
