Many years ago, when I was early in my career, I was sitting in a training session with our company employees as well as the leadership executives. The speaker was talking about to us about leadership and the importance of values. In one of the exercises, he asked everyone to circle the top 5 values …
It’s quite an honor to share “Find Your Lane: Change your GPS, Change your Career” has been listed as the #12 best career books on BookAuthority’s Best Career Change Books of All Time: BookAuthority collects and ranks the best books in the world, and it is a great honor to get this kind of recognition. Thank …
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It was in the early 1970’s when my brothers and sisters were able to pull off the greatest cover up of all time. You see, my mother was a bowler. It was her time to get together with friends and enjoy the sport of bowling. She was good… really good. When you are a good …
We have all experienced that moment where we thought for sure that we would be chosen for the role, promotion, conference speaker, client partnership, or added to leadership team only to learn that we weren’t selected. It can be disappointing and discouraging. or maybe we failed a certification exam. When we have these types of …
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In 2018, I signed up to be a mentor with DallasHR mentorship program to give back as a professional in the HR and Mobility space. I think back to the many mentors I’ve had during my career and have always valued and appreciated the positive impact each one has had on my life. I really …
When I moved to Dallas, Texas in 1995, I went to work for a moving and storage company specializing in residential moving, office moving, and warehousing. I had recently graduated from college and was looking to make my mark as a young manager. After a couple of years, I was promoted to lead a small …
Strategies to accelerate your career as a mentee and a mentor!Read More »
I once heard someone say, “the number on the jersey doesn’t make the player, but the player makes the number on the jersey”. When I was in high school, I wore number 14 and was extremely proud because it gave me an identity as a member of our team. When this number was called, I …
My wife and I were recently having a discussion around dinner about a story she heard where there was change in leadership. The story she shared was about a lady that had met both the outgoing leader, as well as the new leader coming into the organization. When asked about the difference in the leaders, …
Interesting or Interested! Which leader do you prefer?Read More »
I was recently asked to speak to a group of professionals about servant leadership and it took me back to the first time I heard this term… “What does servant leadership even mean? So, I went out to my network and asked the question, “when you hear the term servant leadership, what is the word …
Transform your Career to Serve for Success. WARNING: 100/0 required.Read More »
In 2004, I enrolled in my first Toastmasters class. This is a group of individuals that meet to improve speaking skills. If you haven’t ever attended, you need to check them out. It’s a great way to improve you speaking skills. I remember my first event like it was yesterday, I was so nervous, but …
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