I am one lucky girl! I was given the opportunity to participate in a leadership program that brings together some of the best and brightest Orlando business community leaders for a seminar on leadership and civic responsibility. I have taken many a leadership training camp, class, and seminar and have been a part of leadership… Continue reading My Refreshed Look at Leadership
Category: Leadership
The Importance of Finding Your Culture
Some of you may know that I have left my current position at an ad agency and am about to move to a little bit more corporate environment in a marketing/sales/management capacity. I’m very excited to be a part of this new environment and from what I already know about the people and their positive… Continue reading The Importance of Finding Your Culture
Internships – more valuable than GPA
Time to find new interns for the Spring semester! We started our interview process and have brought a few people in for the final round. One of the candidates asked us a great question and it took my fellow interviewer and I on a several minute tangent that I thought I would share with you.… Continue reading Internships – more valuable than GPA
Let’s Turn Anger Management into Happiness Management
This past week, I was fortunate enough to attend Fred Pryor/CareerTrack’s “Managing Emotions Under Pressure,” or as my mom called it “Anger Management.” If you ever have a chance to attend it I recommend it. I had a few “ah ha” moments. And many of them had a little side of “duh” to go with… Continue reading Let’s Turn Anger Management into Happiness Management
Mini-series on Leadership, Final Part: K.I.S.S.
And finally, when you are building a presentation, drafting a report, or anything that you would happen to be doing for your supervisor, you also have to flexible and understand their learning style. Some people are more visual, some more verbal, others have to read everything word for word to understand something. When you need… Continue reading Mini-series on Leadership, Final Part: K.I.S.S.
Mini-series on Leadership Skills, Part Two: Baby Eagle Gets Kicked Out of the Nest
I have done quite a few leadership seminars in my day, from HOBY Leadership in High School, to LEAD Scholars in college, to first-time supervisor training. I’ve learned all of the different leadership styles because I had to write endless papers on them. But not until my first-time supervisor training did it click as to how… Continue reading Mini-series on Leadership Skills, Part Two: Baby Eagle Gets Kicked Out of the Nest
Mini-series on Leadership Skills, Part One: Stepping Up Among Peers
A theme that I kept noticing pop up this past week was techniques on leadership: How to lead peers, how to supervise different kinds of people, and how to remove oneself from the equation if helping another person with their project. All of these require some finesse and the ability to be flexible with your… Continue reading Mini-series on Leadership Skills, Part One: Stepping Up Among Peers
Patti is still learning 