My earliest childhood memories include singing Irish songs like Danny Boy. We watched the planes come in for landing at then-Idlewild Airport from the backyard of the Donovans’ Union City, N.J. home, while we swayed to the lyrics of Irish ditties our parents remembered, including Molly Malone and Finnegan’s Wake. Time has dimmed the remnants read more…
Category: Communication
What People Expect from their Leaders
Owners and leaders were talking about leadership this morning in a small group of the faithful. What’s the job of a leader? A founder’s job is to build an organization based on the values the founder holds dear. A corporate leader serves the company while being true to her own values. Leadership is never about the read more…
Coaching a Weary Team through Change
By Gerri Leder and Brigitta Gyoerfi In the face of unprecedented challenges, how are your company’s ambitions and limitations impacting your team? Understandably, the pressure to grow is on. A leader’s first instinct may be to focus on employees and their productivity. Are members of your team feeling stressed, drained, unappreciated or unfulfilled? What is read more…
Curiosity Powers Leadership
By Teresa Dougherty If yesterday’s leader was Superman, today’s leader is more Dora the Explorer, according to leadership experts, career counselors and even CEOs. It turns out, curiosity is a highly valued leadership trait for a business environment marked by innovation, transformation and renewal. “Welcome to the era of the curious leader,” says Warren Berger, read more…
Your authentic self at work
Authentic Leadership: Bringing Faith to Work By Gerri Leder What do leadership and spiritual faith have in common? How can leaders integrate their professional and personal selves to become authentic leaders? As a member of the Woodstock Business Conference, an organization of executives striving to integrate faith and business practice, I’ve been exploring this topic of authentic leadership. Rev. James L. Connor read more…
5 Powerful Questions for Networking
As a Leadership and Transition Coach, I’ve learned how powerful questions can help you connect and get to the heart of the matter. When you are networking, use these questions to demonstrate your good faith and offer your help in advancing the other’s business interest: 5 Questions to understand a business connection and provide value: read more…