How You Act When No One is Watching Matters

Recently I’ve had two encounters related to integrity that surprised me. Both had to do with how someone acted when they thought no one else was watching them. The consistency between our actions when people are watching us and not watching us is a character trait we know as integrity. Integrity on your teams and […]

Celebration – Part Two. The Day I Received My Certified Speaking Professional Designation

Last week we talked about celebrating as teams. This week, I need to finish the conversation and let you, my team, celebrate with me. On Saturday, July 14, in front of 1400 of my peers at our national conference, 50 of my colleagues and I received our Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation. Our designation makes us […]

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Why Celebrating on Teams Matters

The town I live in opted to forego 4th of July fireworks this year, replacing the annual event with end of the fair fireworks on July 8. What I noticed over the course of the 4th was that something felt like it was missing. When we settled in to watch the fireworks several days late, I put […]

Spiral of Silence Theory and Implications for Leaders

.Ooh, doesn’t the Spiral of Silence Theory sound intriguing? It’s a term used in mass communication (i.e. media) education. The spiral of silence theory basically describes how those whose voices are viewed as the most popular, often voices from the majority view, get repeated and retold. While those in the minority of opinion, become silenced […]