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Leadership

Heart of Florida United Way Legislative Recap: A Look into Central Florida’s Future

Patti Combs Brownsord

I just attended the Heart of Florida United Way's Legislative Update. This event was an invaluable opportunity to learn about the critical bills that passed and would significantly impact families and children in Central Florida. The panel consisted of the following Congresspeople:Senator Victor TorresRepresentative Kristen ArringtonRepresentative David SmithRepresentative Johanna Lopez Expanded Access to Child Healthcare… Continue reading Heart of Florida United Way Legislative Recap: A Look into Central Florida’s Future

Leadership, Life Lately

My VIP Synapse Experience

Patti Combs Brownsord

Being a small business owner slash consultant has the perk of me being able to dictate how I spend my time. My business partner and I also can choose how we spend our money rather than staying hard and true to our pre-planned budget. (We didn’t plan to buy a Minion or Sylvie Loki costume… Continue reading My VIP Synapse Experience

Leadership

Becoming a Manager (when you’re a Millennial), Getting Managed

Patti Combs Brownsord

The below reflections are based on a blog post I wrote earlier called “In My Bosses Shoes” where I wrote about having learned the different facets of having to “manage up.” In order to learn how to lead the other generations well, you have to first understand how you want to be managed by your… Continue reading Becoming a Manager (when you’re a Millennial), Getting Managed

Leadership

Becoming a Manager (when you’re a Millennial), An Intro

Patti Combs Brownsord

Millennials, particularly the Millennial A’s, are defined (by me) as those who may have had a cellphone in high school, but they were still paying for every minute. It was also either attached to a bag or at least didn’t flip closed. We (because I’m one of them) are now entering management roles where we… Continue reading Becoming a Manager (when you’re a Millennial), An Intro

Books!, Leadership

Advocate Fiercely – Advocate for Your Tribe

Patti Combs Brownsord

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

Leadership

Coaching With Positive Emotional Attractors

Patti Combs Brownsord

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

Leadership

Richard Branson’s Leadership Philosophies

Patti Combs Brownsord

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

Leadership

Why I went to the Mayor’s Summit

Patti Combs Brownsord

At the Mayor Buddy Dyer Neighborhood & Community Summit this weekend, I attended the Storytelling for Organizations breakout session where the new Orlando Poet Laureate taught everyone best practices on incorporating storytelling into your message. As part of this, she had us break into groups of two and we had to tell a story about… Continue reading Why I went to the Mayor’s Summit

Around The Town, Leadership

Athena Leadership #2 (there’s still time to apply)

Patti Combs Brownsord

I've been a little tardy at writing more about my experience with Athena Next Gen.  But luckily, they have extended the deadline to April 8th to apply for their next class, so you're okay.  A few weeks ago, I attended their breakfast where they had two past Athena class members and Annetta Wilson, who was one… Continue reading Athena Leadership #2 (there’s still time to apply)