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Thursday, April 28, 2016
Marilyn Sherman - Top 10 Motivational Speaker!
"I have had the pleasure to work with Marilyn over the years and have found her to be one of the most professional and engaging presenters around. Her topics are positioned for the audience and she always provides a dynamic experience for all. I especially enjoy the way she intertwines appropriate stories into her talks so that the audience relates to the topics deeper. Marilyn has presented at many SFM events during my time at the organization and all of them have scored high marks on post conference surveys. Marilyn is a great person and a great addition to the speaking world." - Senior Manager of Global Employee Services, Microsoft
"You were the best speaker ever. I may be older than you, but that means I've seen a lot of speakers. Marilyn Sherman encouraged everyone and really was the best speaker ever. She is fantastic!" - Purdue University, Dining Services
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Insider Lessons lLearned from Enron Collapse
When I met her last week, she was everything I like in a keynote speaker: smart, vulnerable, approachable, and willing to share her successes and failures. She said she couldn’t get a corporate job after the Enron collapse. She would be close to a deal and someone would shut the door. So, now she is a professional speaker, and traveling the world inspiring people to do the right thing.
Sherron Watkins delivered a powerful keynote presentation about doing the right thing. She became known as one of the whistleblowers who graced the cover of Time Magazine as one of the Persons of the Year for 2002.
The most intriguing part of her story for me was how important it is to have the courage to speak up. She saw fraud in her company, and she spoke up. Her boss ignored her, and then those memos went public. Equally intriguing was her response when someone asked her if she would have done anything different knowing what she knows now. She said she would gather a team who also saw the fraud and approach her boss collectively. She said “Ken Lay ignored me. But, if I were to have a team around me to produce the evidence of fraud in our company, it would have been harder for him to ignore the facts.”
Be courageous. Speak up. And, look around and see who you could team up with when appropriate. Chances are, you won’t go through the collapse of a $64 billion dollar company, but you may be faced with a decision to courageously speak up, or keep things to yourself. If that’s the case, will you be courageous? Who is on your team? Who is in your corner?
From your happy-to-know-people-who-have-my-back motivational speaker, Marilyn Sherman
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Dr. Gary Bradt Named to "World's Top 30 Management Gurus" in 2016
A HUGE shout-out to Dr. Gary Bradt on being named one of the World's Top 30 Management Gurus in 2016!!! Global Gurus has ranked Gary #27 in the prestigious Management category, along with the world's biggest management experts such as Dr. John Kotter, Jim Collins and Clayton Christensen. A big thanks to Global Gurus for confirming what Gary's clients have known for over 25 years - that he's a true change leader!
Congratulations, Gary!!!
For more information on Gary's programs on change management go here.
Monday, February 1, 2016
Congratulations Sarah Whitten, you have won Sustained Excellence in Event Management - USA in Corporate LiveWire’s 2016 Innovation & Excellence Awards!
Congratulations Sarah Whitten, you have won Sustained Excellence in Event Management - USA in Corporate LiveWire’s 2016 Innovation & Excellence Awards!
Sponsored by the INBIA, the Innovation & Excellence Awards give recognition to businesses that are leading the way in their respective industries. With this awards programme, no business is too big or too small. The awards are open to organisations and individuals working in a wide range of sectors around the world. Our past winners have included multinational organisations working on a global scale as well as hardworking national or regional companies that simply deserve the recognition. To see the winners of last year’s Innovation & Excellence Awards click here.
We received an overwhelming number of superb nominations this year and the judging panel had the unenviable task of selecting those firms, teams & individuals within each category most worthy of an award.
All winners of the 2016 Innovation & Excellence Awards are subject to the same rigorousassessment criteria, carried out by our experienced in-house professionals. This ensures that only the most deserving teams, businesses and individuals walk away with one of these prestigious accolades. Award winners will gain a place in our soon-to-be published awards winners’ guide, which will be distributed to over 500,000 businesses and professionals and will be available in all of Swissport’s Aspire airport lounges worldwide.
All of Corporate LiveWire Awards programmes represent the pinnacle of business achievement, championing the best in their respective fields, therefore to come out as a clear winner is an achievement to be proud of.
Thursday, December 31, 2015
6 LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO HELP YOU NAVIGATE FAMILY HOLIDAYS
THE LEADERSHIP SKILLS YOU USE EVERY DAY CAN HELP EASE HOLIDAY FRICTION.
BY GWEN MORAN
You’ve made it this far, but there are still a couple more days of gatherings and get-togethers before January gets here in all its promise and austerity. Between now and then, you likely have family gatherings, reunions, and cocktail parties. And while that all seems merry and bright, very often these gatherings—coupled with holiday stress, family dynamics, and perhaps a few cocktails—end up tense and awkward.
It doesn’t have to be that way. If you’re facing a few parties and events with that may be complicated or contentious, bring the same leadership A-game that you’d bring to a tough situation at the office, says leadership expert and keynote speaker Marilyn Sherman, founder of Upfront Presentations
"It’s important to recognize that this is the time of year that there’s definitely a heightened sensitivity, emotionally," she says. But the good news is that the same skills that serve you well in your career can make your holiday season go a little more smoothly.
MANAGE YOUR EXPECTATIONS
It’s not unusual to have inflated expectations for everything to be perfect and heartwarming—but that just isn’t realistic, says leadership expert and speaker Jenni Catron, author of The Four Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership: Leading from Your Heart, Soul, Mind and Strength. It’s okay if your gathering looks more likeChristmas Vacation than a Hallmark movie. Don’t try to force people or situations to be what they’re not.
FOCUS ON THE OUTCOME
Think about what your goal is. Are you trying to get through the weekend with as little friction as possible or emerge from your family's holiday party unscathed? Put together a plan to make it happen, says leadership expert Ryan Eller who runs leadership-building camps.
If you know that Aunt Phyllis is going to start talking about politics over dinner or the party gets ugly after 10 p.m., plan specific steps or strategies for staying above the fray. It may seem simplistic to grab a seat away from the armchair pundit or to have an excuse to leave by 9:30 p.m. However, by being intentional instead of casual about such details, you can ensure you have the outcome you want, he says.
KEEP EMOTIONS IN CHECK
Think about potential pitfalls ahead of your event. Can you count on your mother-in-law to make a passive-aggressive remark? Use the same methods of keeping cool that you do when you’re dealing with a difficult co-worker, Eller says.
"You control your reactions. You control you," he says. Too often, we forget that in informal settings. If someone gets under your skin, fake a phone call or go for a quick walk to cool off.
USE YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF PERSONALITY PROFILES
Most people who have reached a level of leadership has spent some time studying—or at least becoming familiar with—different personality types, Sherman says. But have you ever stopped to consider how these attributes work in family dynamics? Your annoying cousin may just have a different communication style or method of communicating. Think about these people and what motivates them to behave the way they do, she says.
PRACTICE GOOD SELF-CARE
You may be tired from travel, year-end work obligations, and holiday stress. And when you’re tired and not feeling your best, you may find yourself getting angry or irritated more quickly, Catron says. Just as you would during a stressful work time, take care of yourself by managing your stress, exercising, and getting a good night’s sleep.
THINK OUTSIDE OF YOURSELF
Sherman says that finding time around the holidays for servant leadership can also be a powerful way to put things in perspective. Volunteer to work on a cause that’s important to you.
"We get so caught up in the holidays that we don’t realize what kind of position we really have in the world," she says. Get in touch with true need and you may find yourself a little less bothered by and a little more grateful for the challenging people in your life, she says.
Thursday, November 19, 2015
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Thursday, October 29, 2015
ARE YOU MEASURING YOUR VALUE METRICS SUCCESSFULLY?
BEFORE YOU LAUNCH YOUR NEW & INNOVATIVE
product or service, make sure you understand what data
to use to measure its success.
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ARE YOU MEASURING VALUE METRICS?
By Innovation Expert, Diana Kander
The metrics you choose to measure the success of any project are very important. If you measure the wrong information, you might end up with a false positive. You might think a project is going well only to figure out later that it was a waste of time, money and effort.
But, if you measure the right metrics and approach Value Metrics like a scientist, you'll be able to weed out wasted effort much faster and more efficiently.
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By Innovation Expert, Diana Kander
The metrics you choose to measure the success of any project are very important. If you measure the wrong information, you might end up with a false positive. You might think a project is going well only to figure out later that it was a waste of time, money and effort.
But, if you measure the right metrics and approach Value Metrics like a scientist, you'll be able to weed out wasted effort much faster and more efficiently.
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Diana Kander is an innovation expert. A former attorney who founded and sold multiple successful companies, Diana draws on her unique experience to help organizations develop strategies for leading innovation initiatives and creating a more innovative culture. She is the author of the New York Times best-selling book All In Startup: Launching a New Idea When Everything Is on the Line, she also teaches startups and companies of all sizes how to launch customer-focused products and services. Diana is a Forbes, Inc, Huffington Post, and Entrepreneur contributor.Diana Kander is a professional speaker & trainer and offers keynote presentations, interactive workshops, training sessions and business consulting. Every presentation Diana delivers is customized based on specific goals and objectives.
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