Category: Innovative Mindsets

to change or not to change Change is inevitable.  Change is the only constant.  We’ve heard the adages and clichéd or not, it seems they are true.  None of us could have imagined the change that 6 months could bring in our lives, but here we are.  As we exit (hopefully) from the turmoil of…

Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp Share on twitter find your voice, change your life It was one of the most amazing nights of my life. I had just won a major speech contest and the World Championship of Public Speaking was in sight.  Finally able to eat something after the nerve-wracking…

Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp Share on twitter What are you expecting? Like many people, math was never my strongest subject. My math-loving brother-in-law despairs of this, convinced that math is not really all that difficult – it’s just taught ineffectively. I can’t really argue with him as I look back…

During the dark days of the Second World War, Winston Churchill made numerous speeches that would come to define his stature as a war time leader. While we are not currently at war, we are experiencing a global crisis, and the same communications strategies Churchill employed to inspire the British public are the exact ones…

If I had a nickel for every time I heard someone say that good leadership requires empathy, I’d be a rich man. As a buzzword, it’s easy to throw around. However, I find it can be difficult to really understand and even harder to put into practice.First, let’s get clear on what it is. When…

Sociologist and researcher Brene Brown maintains that “Leaders must either invest a reasonable amount of time attending to fears and feelings or squander an unreasonable amount of time trying to manage ineffective and unproductive behavior” (brenebrown.com). Never is that been more true than in times of crisis. While it might feel overwhelming to leaders to…