The Husband and I are playing with a new podcast! I've been wanting to do one for Data Wonderment for a while, but thought it a safer space to fiddle with ideas and content through Patti Is Still Learning. It's been a lot of fun getting to talk to John about what we want to… Continue reading Playing with Podcasts
Author: Patti Combs Brownsord
Advocate Fiercely – Advocate for Your Community
“Leadership is more than just rallying followers, it is about changing systems.” -Martha Maywood Mertz, “Becoming Athena” Advocate for Your Community What does Community mean to me? I define Tribe as the people I love and support and dedicate the bulk of my emotional time to where I want them all to individually succeed and… Continue reading Advocate Fiercely – Advocate for Your Community
Advocate Fiercely – Advocate for Your Tribe
Back in February, I gave a talk to the Athena WE group out at UCF. If you’d like to learn more about Athena Leadership, check out my old posts here and here. The topic I was given was on the Pillar of Advocate Fiercely. Here are some of the things I talked about! “Athena leaders… Continue reading Advocate Fiercely – Advocate for Your Tribe
Coaching With Positive Emotional Attractors
Per usual, I'm auditing a Courseara course. This one is an entire series on Inspirational Leadership and this particular class is on coaching with compassion. Richard E. Boyatzis is the teacher in the course, and he has studied the brain and the elastic receptivity to feedback a person has depending on what mindset they have… Continue reading Coaching With Positive Emotional Attractors
What are Sell Outs and Ska? My interview with Two Centennials
I heard a few months ago that Millennials were the last generation to use the term “sell out” to mean “anyone who sacrifices artistic integrity in an effort to become more successful or popular.” This quote is from Urban Dictionary, so the term still exists, it’s just that Centennials don’t even know how to use… Continue reading What are Sell Outs and Ska? My interview with Two Centennials
Waking Up With Ashton Kutcher
Also at the Qualtrics X4 Conference was Ashton Kutcher. I actually didn't know very much about him until he came on the stage started with his very intense talk. This man was on fire. He spoke about many of the injustices of the world, including child sex trafficking which is one of the organizations he… Continue reading Waking Up With Ashton Kutcher
Richard Branson’s Leadership Philosophies
I was fortunate to attend the Qualtrics X4 Conference this past March. There, Richard Branson was interviewed by the CEO and he was asked about leadership. "All a business is is a group of people." Humans that are coming together for the betterment of some kind of cause, whether to make money or help change… Continue reading Richard Branson’s Leadership Philosophies
So Many People – The PM
Recap of the PM Portion of the Summary from the Last Post: (Troy) “Everyone can suck it.” (Me) “Why are my feet swollen?” Elaborations on Memories of the Day: Let’s back up for a second. Troy and I had done our homework on the mysticism of Machu Picchu. We had learned about the higher energetic… Continue reading So Many People – The PM
So Many People – the AM
Memorable Highlights of the Day: 7-ish in the morning. Just hiked 3 miles. At the Sun Gate.(Me & Troy) “Okay, so this was worth it.”3 more miles and then a private tour of Machu Picchu(Troy) “Everyone can suck it.”(Me) “Whoa there, Betty White, maybe you should just eat Snickers.”(Me again) “Why are my feet swollen?”… Continue reading So Many People – the AM
Empowering Others to Resolve Their Own Conflicts
Effective Communication and Understanding Emotions should really be taught in middle school and fortified in high school. I think that would solve many workplace problems. One of the benefits of having all of this training this year on communication and leadership, my peers around the office are all speaking the same language. We start to… Continue reading Empowering Others to Resolve Their Own Conflicts
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