Two recent events have me thinking about the filters we view events through, and how thinking about these filters consciously can be a very effective learning and growth opportunity. 1.  Last week I gave session in Denver about people creating their own leadership development plans.  One of the pieces of advice I shared was “View the

Today’s Resource Recommendation is Leadership is Dead: How Influence is Reviving it by Jeremie Kubicek. As a leadership speaker, trainer and author, I must admit, the title shocks me, which is good. As a marketer I realize the value of the title, and I further recognize that the subtitle tells the further story about the

Elvis? You’ve got to be kidding. What could be learned about influence and persuasion from The King of Rock and Roll?  Plenty, it turns out. On May 5th, the Associated Press reported that for the first time since 1955, Elvis was not one of the 1000 most popular names for newborns in the United States. 

This week’s resource recommendation is Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds and Actions by Guy Kawasaki. Do you want to influence, persuade or attract others to your ideas? If your answer is yes, whether you want to persuade an individual or are thinking about starting a business, marketing a product, leading others successfully [or

Last Saturday I had the opportunity to hear Kathy Ireland speak, and as the picture proves, meet her and give her a copy of From Bud to Boss. Most know Kathy as a supermodel and actress.  Fewer realize she is the active CEO of Kathy Ireland Worldwide, a $1.5 Billion enterprise doing business, well, worldwide.

Next week you can enhance your personal, marketing and sales success with a unique online conference. You might be wondering why I would be talking about a Sales and Marketing Conference on blog mostly about leadership . . . That is a good question, and I’m the perfect guy to answer! There are at least

In the last 30 hours the biggest topic of conversation and the focus of all media has been the news of the killing of Osama bin Laden.   Unless you have been under a rock (which is sort of where most people assumed bin Laden was), you’ve heard the news. I am not a newscaster or

When people are asked to list the most influential people in their lives, several groups tend to rise near the top. After family and close friends, the next most likely categories are teachers and leaders/bosses. I’ve long said that there is a connection between the skills of a great leader and the skills of an