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May 2021 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Julie Winkle Giulioni shared What Does a Career Look Like Today ? The same is true for your leadership career. Creativity/Inspiration. Eileen explains: “ Eileen reminisces about an airline trip taken on her 30th wedding anniversary where she met the amazing Beth. Getting to know them will propel your career forward.

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10 Elements of an Outstanding Customer Service Culture

Skip Prichard

As someone who has spent their career going inside organizations that do customer service extremely well – from Nordstrom, USAA, Southwest Airlines, Zappos , L.L. Southwest Airlines creatively spells words such as “luv” in its mission statement and internal documents. Employee control over how they carry out their duties.

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Make Work Fun Again

Lead Change Blog

Harper’s enthusiasm for his work leaves each one of us with a similar challenge in our careers, namely: MAKE WORK FUN AGAIN. When our physical selves align with our mental selves in the workplace, we tap into a higher level of creativity, productivity, and commitment. Life is too short, and our working careers are even shorter.

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8 Success Lessons Richard Branson Didn’t Learn in Business School

Lead from Within

He says, “Had I pursued my education long enough to learn all the conventional dos and don’ts of starting a business, I often wonder how different my life and career might have been.” But Branson has made a career of taking risks and daring to enter uncharted seas.

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Navigate Your Path to Success

Women on Business

Don’t you wish you had a GPS for your life and career? Wouldn’t it be great to simply plug in your dreams or goals for your life and career and have someone tell you in a very confident assuring voice how to get there? A “GPS Buddy ” could make a huge difference in how well you navigate in 2011 toward your life and career goals.

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Find and Create Magic in the Mundane

Skip Prichard

It sounds fluffy but self-care is like putting on the airline mask. You work with leaders in very different businesses; your career has given you a unique perspective; you’ve seen leaders on top, and those struggling. Sometimes going through a creative drought, like when my brother was so sick. It kept us connected.

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What is Strategic Leadership?

Lead on Purpose

Through strategic leadership, a leader can guide a group or company through transitions, suggest creative yet practical ideas, see the big picture, and build relationships with other teams and organizations. Kevin Panozza started a SalesForce in Australia out of the ashes of a failed airline he used to work for.