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 | Aug 20, 2015 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Last week, I met this beautiful little girl—Hana—in the pool. She was practicing the breaststroke with her mom, one lane over. On my rest between sets, Hana told me she had just learned to swim eight weeks prior. “Show me what you’re working with,” I said....
by Misti Burmeister | Jul 30, 2015 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
What’s your idea of a leader? Many people I have encountered from different walks of life and career paths do not see themselves as or consider themselves leaders. Why is this so? I think most people have an ill-conceived notion of who a leader is. They see power...
by Misti Burmeister | Jul 28, 2015 | Provoke your Performance |
Just three years ago, I was so uninspired that I found myself walking around literally asking people, “What makes me unique? What makes me valuable?” It was frustrating, and exhausting. I kept hoping someone’s answer would fill void I felt inside. Alas, they couldn’t...
by Misti Burmeister | Jul 23, 2015 | Provoke your Performance |
Nearly every person I’ve met at one point or another in their life has needed to get unstuck. They have either been doing the same thing over and over again or just don’t know what the next step should be. The exact same thing happened to me and here, I share my story...
by Misti Burmeister | Jul 9, 2015 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Getting work done through others is exhausting when your team is full of complainers. They come to you with problems, rather than solutions, and find creative ways to engage their co-workers in their negativity. Cheryl, the chief operations officer of a technology...
