by Misti Burmeister | Sep 7, 2020 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
The opportunity is before us… Leadership is needed NOW more than ever. A senior vice president of HR shared about a meeting she had with her executive team yesterday… “Misti, everybody was sitting around the table looking at each other, unsure what to do....
by Misti Burmeister | Aug 24, 2020 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
With the golf club in my hands, I bent down ever-so-slightly to align myself with the ball. Five feet across his office floor, Tom laid down a trash basket, which I was aiming for. As I took shot after shot (missing nearly all of them… Hey, it’s just not my sport!),...
by Misti Burmeister | Aug 10, 2020 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
The moment is still etched in my mind. The sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. The lump in my throat. My opinion didn’t matter. My degree wasn’t good enough. My experience was irrelevant. Remember to breathe, I told myself. Let me set the scene… It was...
by Misti Burmeister | Jul 27, 2020 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Wanting to Do What I Wanted To Do It was 1pm when I finally arrived at the beach in Lewes, Delaware. I had driven three hours, checked into my AirB&B, and was ready for a swim in the rejuvenating salt of the ocean. As I popped my trunk to get my swim bag, I heard...
by Misti Burmeister | Jul 13, 2020 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
“I have pulled up every leader and influencer that I follow… or work with. To be honest, as of this morning, you are one of the only ones who hasn’t spoken up… and it might not be your thing… but our civil rights are at stake. Period. I’m done working with...
by Misti Burmeister | Jul 2, 2020 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
I recently spent 4 nights on the Appalachian Trail. For those who don’t know, this is a journey along the east coast that goes from Georgia to Maine. Some people take 4-6 months to walk the entire trail in one shot, while others do pieces and portions of it over...
