influence

November 27, 1963 and Your Leadership -Jun 01, 2018

Reading time – 67 seconds (and worth it!); Viewing time – 2:38 . . . When recognition is due, what does it look like in your shop? Mark Rigby is the Assistant Principal for Operations at Niles West High School. It’s a large suburban Chicago school with an astonishing diversity Read More

Focus v2.0 -Jan 02, 2018

Reading time – 66 seconds – slightly longer for the first post of the year; Viewing time – 2:29 . . . Vince Lombardi famously started each of his training camps for the Green Bay Packers with a speech to the team. These veterans and rookies alike, all great athletes, Read More

You’re a Leader, So What Do You Believe? -Oct 17, 2017

Reading time – 39 seconds; Viewing time – 1:37 . . . What do you believe? Can you make a short list of those things you believe down to your DNA, or at least your most important beliefs about being a leader? I suspect that crafting your own list would Read More

Your Influence and Their A-Game -Jun 10, 2017

Reading time – 39 seconds; Viewing time – 2:17 . . . The first test to determine if you’re a leader is to look over your shoulder to see if anyone is following. The second test is to identify whether they’re giving their best. Why that second question? Because everyone Read More

Generation Z -Mar 23, 2017

Reading time – 59 seconds; Viewing time – 2:36 – just a teeny bit longer . . . That’s right – Millennials (Gen Ys) are so yesterday. In a wonderful CNBC article by Dan Schwabel he pokes at the heart of Gen Zs, the leading edge of whom are just Read More

I Was Going To Say Something So Smart -Feb 24, 2017

Reading time – 23 seconds . . . Yes, I really had something special for you. Really insightful stuff that can rock your leadership world. And it will just have to wait for another day. My pal John Howman, TEC group chairman extraordinaire and crafty strategic consultant in Wisconsin, publishes Read More

A Holiday Party -Dec 14, 2016

Reading time: 31 seconds

A Lesson from a Holiday Party

Easy Refresher -Nov 02, 2016

Reading time – 27 seconds . . . FLASH Announcement . . . Grand Rapids, MI, WOOD Radio, 1300AM . . . Host George Satula of TEC-Midwest interviews Fully Alive Leadership’s Jack Altschuler on Sunday, November 6 at 11:00AM . . . —————————————— George and I had a lively discussion Read More

The Lesson -Sep 12, 2016

Reading time: 39 seconds (plus a little)

It's critical to learn this lesson.

Ya Wanna Piece O’ Me? -Aug 25, 2016

Jay Curry is an entrepreneur, a business coach and the co-host of the syndicated radio program, Texas Business Radio on KPRC, AM 950 in Houston, TX and in San Antonio. This is the go-to place for leaders to get their notions stretched, expand their thinking and get a solid grip Read More