by Misti Burmeister | Feb 18, 2016 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance | 
Loving your customers makes good business sense. Show them some love, and they’ll reward you by purchasing more and raving about you, which hopefully leads to more love affairs, purchases, and ultimately growth. Loving on your boss makes good business sense too. Do...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Misti Burmeister | Feb 11, 2016 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance | 
I pray every day, sometimes several times a day.  I pray for clarity and opportunity—to speak, coach, and elicit meaningful conversations—to share the gifts that God has given me. I’m not a religious person, but I am spiritual, and the word God works for me. My one...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Misti Burmeister | Jan 21, 2016 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance | 
Pam, a mentor cautioned me from the day I started doing this work nearly eleven years ago, “Misti, you’re going to need to expand on what you’re doing. You’ll get bored with speaking about generational differences at some point.” At the time, I thought she was crazy,...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Misti Burmeister | Jan 17, 2016 | Interviews with Provokers | 
I came across John Baldoni’s work through social media. His passion, knowledge, and first-hand experience with leadership is inspiring… and immediately useful. John is the author of more than a dozen books, including MOXIE: The Secret to Bold and Gutsy Leadership,...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Misti Burmeister | Jan 14, 2016 | Leadership | 
Imagine the power inherent in knowing how to cash in on the value of your life experiences. While I did buy a lottery ticket ($1.5 billion—who wouldn’t), the greatest winnings I’ve accumulated have little to do with paper (tickets or Benjamin’s). In reality, the odds...