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How much thought do you put into how technology has shifted the way we communicate, connect, or come together as communities? While it has changed by what feels like light years, especially in the last decade – do we think about it much? Or just take it for granted? That was the real jumping point for my interview with award-winning marketer, social media expert, and speaker Leo Morejon. Famous in the marketing world for record-setting social media campaigns – I found him to be just a down-to-earth guy whose passion is people. Connecting them. Helping them communicate. Supporting them in their goals.  What I’ve learned about Leo is that he’s amazing at helping people see technology from the 30,000-foot view,...

One of the most powerful and skills a leader can have is the ability to have difficult conversations, sometimes really difficult conversations – with empathy, humanity, and compassion. Human being to human being.  That’s what really stood out in my conversation with Certified Forensic Interviewer Angela Nino. Her path from criminal justice major to 911 operator to loss prevention specialist to expert in workplace investigations is fascinating. Within just minutes of speaking with her, you automatically want to become a better communicator.  She makes you think differently. Makes you consider leadership with a real “walk a mile in someone’s shoes” type lens. I don’t know about you, but the thought of interviewing someone for theft, misappropriation, misconduct, or a criminal...

One of the most powerful and skills a leader can have is the ability to have difficult conversations, sometimes really difficult conversations – with empathy, humanity, and compassion. Human being to human being.  That’s what really stood out in my conversation with Certified Forensic Interviewer Angela Nino. Her path from criminal justice major to 911 operator to loss prevention specialist to expert in workplace investigations is fascinating. Within just minutes of speaking with her, you automatically want to become a better communicator.  She makes you think differently. Makes you consider leadership with a real “walk a mile in someone’s shoes” type lens. I don’t know about you, but the thought of interviewing someone for theft, misappropriation, misconduct, or a criminal...

Initially, being an entrepreneur means being in control of every aspect of your business. However, when the ask is high and it is time to grow and level up, many founders and entrepreneurs have a difficult time letting their emerging leaders drive the vehicle.  This is a point of organizational evolution that if stifled, can create a bottleneck on the road to growth. But, if it is embraced, it can strengthen and position the business to handle more needs and deliver better results. At this point we must give ourselves more room for the high-level strategic planning for our business and for the development of our own leadership knowledge. Simultaneously, we must acquiesce to the space our emerging leaders need...

What looks like a career dead zone to the outside world is actually an opportunity to the driven leader. It happens all the time-- a person, most often a woman, takes a professional pause to have children. Once the children are ready for school, or once the person decides it’s time to go back, they step back into the professional world only to be confronted with questions like, “What have you been doing recently?” They encounter assumptions that they are too far out of the loop or may not be ready to adjust quickly enough to corporate life. They encounter negative biases. They encounter shut doors. A driven person will not stand in front of a shut door. They will...