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A special message from Deb to you-Listen Now We were having challenges getting the organization to the root cause of an issue. Something was missing and we were seeking the missing link. One day my employee said “Deb, do you have a minute?” and showed me a whiteboard. They started sharing disjointed ideas, and I […]
Which sells better; marketing scare tactics or positivity and inspiration????? Given the toxic nature of society and everyone needs to be cured by a pill or 60 day program, I’m almost immune to these marketing / influence tactics. Yes, people are more likely to buy if they think they have a problem and someone can […]
Throughout my career, I get excited about new initiatives and often put a lot of time into thinking about possibilities. However, big ideas can fall flat if we don’t now how to move them forward. Let me share a client story so you understand what I mean. Let’s call this client Mike, who I was […]
A video message from Deb (and Reagan) about Silos, Watch now When President Reagan said in 1987 “Tear down this wall” it made all the sense in the world. Let communities interact with each other towards a cause greater than our own. And then there is John Knotts who wrote Overcoming Organizational Myopia who said, “Silos must exist for […]
Media3L is the media arm of The Drop In CEO Brand which stands for Lift, Light and Lead. I like to shine a “Light” on valued partners in my network for which I have the pleasure of knowing JL Heather, Managing Partner and Principle Executive Coach at Centered. Enjoy his through leadership on Innovation and […]
Guest Writer: Malcolm Peace, President of Tsetserra Growth Partners “You’re not a very effective leader” It stings, right? I lead a team of 30+ amazing people. You might be leading a thousand or maybe even just two members. What we all have in common is that we hold a lot of responsibility by being a […]
Inspired by my recent podcast interview with Michael P. Bourque who guest hosted for me, he posed the question about how do I disconnect from my work. I shared with him moments in time where I had to stop consuming so much information such as the Media, Books and Podcasts in order to enable my […]
This past weekend, I planned every detail for serving 100 people at a curling tournament and planned every last detail to create an amazing experience. Everyone said the food & hospitality was great, but I was so hard on myself when I failed twice. My homemade mac n’cheese was a big hit, but I underestimated […]
One of the biggest frustrations I see in a corporate setting is when great work never gets implemented fully because of poor change management. New and innovative ideas are often overlooked because we rarely give our subject matter experts the framework to socializing their proposal to get buy-in. This is the pain point we need […]
Several of my students have asked me: “How do I decide if a job or opportunity is right for me?” A few years ago, I struggled with the same issue. I’ve made decisions and later found the job was not right and it quickly came to an end. Later in my career, I was more […]