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Top 5 Reasons Why You Want a Seat at the First Ever Leadership Challenge for Women
Reason # 5: Leading others requires being able to lead yourself People expect their leaders to speak out on matters of values and conscience. Taking a stand for your own values gives your team confidence that you will take a stand for the values you all share. ...
On becoming a Leader: Encourage the Heart
Written by Bevin Theodore Anyone can be a leader. All it takes is a passion for extraordinary results. But deciding to be an exemplary leader is only the first step to becoming one. So how will YOU do it? In “The Leadership Challenge,” James M. Kouzes and Barry Z....
Are You the Owl – the Wisest Bird in the Office Forest?
In this last of a four part series of blogs on DISC behavioral styles, we will take a closer look at a style that often challenges the patience of the faster moving high D Bulls and high I Tigers. If there are rules of the forest the high C Correct/Compliant will...
On becoming a leader: Enable Others to Act
Written by Bevin Theodore Anyone can be a leader. All it takes is a passion for extraordinary results. But deciding to be an exemplary leader is only the first step to becoming one. So how will YOU do it? In “The Leadership Challenge,” James M. Kouzes and Barry Z....
Are You the Office Lamb Who Herds the Team to Harmony?
We have all experienced the pain of ineffective conversations – that sinking feeling that if only we had chosen different words or a different behavior in communicating our message. In part one and two of this four part series, we explored the extrovert styles of the...
Are You the Life of the Party? The Tiger in the Office Tank?
Remember that person who you just "don't get" from Part 1 (Are You the Bull in the China Shop/Office) of this 4 part series on behavioral styles. Well, here is a new behavioral style who may be a challenge for you or may actually be your style. Learning the DISC...
On becoming a leader: Challenge the Process
Written by Bevin Theodore Anyone can be a leader. All it takes is a passion for extraordinary results. But deciding to be an exemplary leader is only the first step to becoming one. So how will YOU do it? In “The Leadership Challenge,” James M. Kouzes and Barry Z....
Are you the BULL in the China Shop/Office?
Written by Jane Wells Schooley Who is that person that you just "don't get"? Name the type of behavior that just drives you crazy. When this person enters a meeting, you just silently (or not so silently) groan. Ever hear yourself say, "Please, God, I hope he...
On becoming a leader: Inspire a Shared Vision
Written by Bevin Theodore Anyone can be a leader. All it takes is a passion for extraordinary results. But deciding to be an exemplary leader is only the first step to becoming one. So how will YOU do it? In “The Leadership Challenge,” James M. Kouzes and Barry Z....
On becoming a leader: Model the Way
by Bevin Theodore Anyone can be a leader. All it takes is a passion for extraordinary results. But deciding to be an exemplary leader is only the first step to becoming one. So how will YOU do it? In “The Leadership Challenge,” James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner...
Seeing My Future – The Power of Creating a Vision Board
By Julie McGee, Northstar Team Development When Jane invited me to participate in her workshop on Create Your Own Vision Board Experience, I swallowed my inward groan and smiled, and said, “Sure.” Given my skeptical Generation X nature coupled with a failed scrap...
Flying Off the Handle or Handling on the Fly
By Deb Cummins, Guest blogger Last month, a disturbing story about customer service and United Airlines dominated the headlines. So it is not surprising that when travelling last week, I was super tuned to the behaviors of people in the airport. Upon arriving at our...
Women and Leadership: Why it matters for a lifetime
By Deb Cummins, Guest Blogger On April 25, 2017, we had the pleasure of joining the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania as they celebrated 100 years scouting. Brownies served as table ambassadors while older girls took the lead from the stage. It was an impressive...
Lessons from a Groundhog
by Deb Cummins, Vice-President February 2nd. Groundhog Day. In honor of one of our team members, an official ambassador from Punxsutawney, let’s consider the leadership lessons we can glean from this holiday first celebrated in 1887. The folklore positions the...
Managing Across the Seas – A Balancing Act: Part III
By Dr. Dirk Frese, Director Marketing and Sales at JULABO USA Inc., Allentown PA This is the final installment of the blog mini-series about foreign business cultures and leadership. This week’s focus is Asia with a special emphasis on China. Once more, I stress to...
Ladies Lunch with Frances
by Deb Cummins, Vice-President, Northstar Team Development Pioneer. American icon. Legend. This week I found myself in the presence of greatness. What follows is a glimpse of what I will remember as Ladies Lunch with Frances, an opportunity to engage with two...
Resolutions Redesigned
Written By Deb Cummins, Vice-President, Northstar Team Development Here we are. New Year’s Eve. I have to admit that I have never been a fan of the holiday. It seems almost cliché to write about New Year’s and the cultural phenomenon of making resolutions. From a...
Managing Across the Seas – A Balancing Act Part II
By guest blogger; Dr. Dirk Frese, Director Marketing and Sales at JULABO USA Inc., Allentown PA In continuation of my first blog about Western Europe (http://northstarteamdevelopment.com/899/blog/managing-across-the-seas-a-balancing-act/)l let’s now focus on us...
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