I've been reading Susan Cain's book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking and it has impacted me profoundly. I will be doing a review of this book in a future blog post. But, today I wanted to write about the common mis-perceptions that people seem to have about introverts. Being one myself, I have experienced many of these impressions that people have of us. 1. Introverts aren't funny. I was talking to someone the other day who is dating an introvert and she was retelling the story of when she first realized that he...
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Five Leadership Lessons from a Stay At Home Mom
My wife, Consuela, has one of the toughest jobs I know. Previous to her current career, she held positions like Events Coordinator for the Chamber of Commerce and Director of Volunteer Activities at an organization that assisted our aging population. These positions required her to lead teams of volunteers, manage a budget, coordinate resources, etc. But, all of those jobs pale in comparison to what she currently does. You see, my wife is a stay-at-home-mom or SAHM. She is approaching her 7th anniversary in this career and works much harder than I do or have. We agreed many years ago that...
A Great Tool for Any Leader – Wunderlist
I have been using Wunderlist for about a year now and it has revolutionized the way I am able to lead people - and I'm not even being paid to say that! It truly has... The people that I lead include an IT Director, Administrative Assistant, Graphics Designer, and Maintenance Director. And I use Wunderlist with all of them! Simply put, Wunderlist is a to-do list that is share-able and easily use-able on any of your electronic devices. So, I use it for my own to-do list. For example, I'll get an assignment during a meeting and I'm able to add...