by Misti Burmeister | Oct 22, 2015 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Ever met an impatient employee, who wants to “do meaningful work?” Or, “Work they enjoy doing?” What did you do with them? The CEO at the first company I worked for responded to my pleas with, “Misti, what did your parents do to deal with you? It’s clear you have...
by Misti Burmeister | Oct 15, 2015 | Leadership |
My heart was pounding as we pulled into the parking lot where they had just begun setting up for the big event at High Tide Farm, located directly across the bay from Gibson Island in Maryland. As the aroma of horse dung hit my nose, I took a deep breath and said a...
by Misti Burmeister | Oct 8, 2015 | Leadership |
The real secret to being a great leader is dating your employees. The best leaders on the planet sell us on their ideas. We flock to great brands, and the awesome leaders behind them, because we believe them when they tell us how their products will make our life (and...
by Misti Burmeister | Oct 1, 2015 | Leadership |
This article—Rethinking Work—was just released by The New York Times. It’s a brilliantly focused on what employers need to do in order to increase employee engagement. The main take away: It’s not the jobs. It’s how we measure success that is killing...
by Misti Burmeister | Sep 29, 2015 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
After watching the recent riots in Baltimore, I remember asking myself, “What can I do?” I considered participating in a march with a bunch of kids, but something didn’t feel right about that. Then I reached out to Edie Fraser, a mentor, and the most active person I...
by Misti Burmeister | Sep 24, 2015 | Leadership |
A year ago, I went from having a mean doggy paddle to learning how to swim in fifteen weeks. Hip pain drove me to sign up for Swim Across America (SAA), and the excitement of my progress lead me to do the 3-mile open-water swim last September. Once the challenge was...
