by Misti Burmeister | Jul 1, 2015 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
“Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you can move their tears, your own must flow. To convince them, you must yourself believe.” Winston Churchill What comes to mind when you hear the word provoke? Most people...
by Misti Burmeister | Jun 23, 2015 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Another great question from you, my listeners – Thank you! Your Question: How do I make my company a best place to work? Thousands of leaders have visited Zappos to learn about what it takes to build a strong company culture. Ultimately, they want to become a magnet...
by Misti Burmeister | Jun 18, 2015 | Leadership |
Around this time last year, I decided to learn how to swim, and raise $500 for the Swim Across America Laboratory here in Baltimore. With a mean doggy paddle, fear of asking for money, and just fifteen weeks to make it happen, I was overwhelmed and quickly tired of...
by Misti Burmeister | Jun 16, 2015 | Leadership |
Another great question from you, my listeners – Thank you! Your Question: How do I get the “higher ups” to acknowledge I’m the leader of the team? How do I get my teammates to acknowledge that I’m the leader of the team? Tweet: “If your actions inspire...
by Misti Burmeister | Jun 4, 2015 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
A very special “Thank You” all of your for asking such awesome questions! You can submit yours here. Your question, answered: What is the one trait that leaders must have that challenges us to stretch beyond our own limits to do our very best? Most of us unknowingly...
by Misti Burmeister | Jun 2, 2015 | Leadership |
Looking up at his battered face, I longed to understand his experience of the world. I tried to imagine how the twelve-year old he once was ended up in prison? How had he even survived a gunshot to the head? How had he made it past eighteen, much less to thirty-four?...