Jason Womack

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The "purpose" of purpose

Jason Womack

The book I'm holding in the picture above was given to me by Mrs. Frances Hesselbein, President and CEO of the Leader to Leader Institute. She's a mentor to me, someone who has been interested in leadership and professional development since long before her tenure as CEO (1976-1990) of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.

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Who is your argument with? (And, is that the best you can do?)

Jason Womack

I recently met with a mentor (the CEO of an investment bank in New York City) and spent 40 minutes questioning and qualifying my routines. Argue With Myself: My most important role as a CEO, a co-founder, a husband, a community member is to identify my own “raison d’être” and live my “Why?” to my fullest potential.

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4 things that get in the way: Influence, Community, Leadership and Productivity

Jason Womack

how that ultimately led to her being asked to serve as the CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA (1976-1990).' Sign In at: GetMomentum.co and look for the following highlights during this month’s Success Profile video w/ Frances Hesselbein. 18:13 - The “who” we spend time with WILL positively & negatively influence how we are as leaders.

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There isn't just one (it takes more to be the best)

Jason Womack

The speaker: Steve Cooper, of High Tech CEO Advisor. Today's event (a lunchtime "salon-type" discussion revolved around entrepreneurship, organizational growth and the essentials of running a successful business.

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What are your morning rituals?

Jason Womack

These are questions people have on their minds, whether they''re the CEO of Fortune 100 company, an individual contributor within that organization, or a community member with a vision of how things could be better! Will clients return the calls you make? Will you be able to provide the best service you can throughout the day?

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What I learned from Angela Ahrendts

Jason Womack

She's the CEO of Burberry , and she shared some comments with us on Wednesday at the World Business Forum (twitter hashtag #wbf11). Angela Ahrendts took the stage, and for about a half-an-hour, shared her insights into running one of the largest and most well-known luxury brands in the world. (It

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Thank you, Michael Skapinker.you gave me 2 things to think about regarding creating possibility

Jason Womack

After we sat down and shared stories of working with students (she the former CEO of the Girl Scouts of America, and me a high school teacher - teaching US History and Spanish Language), I realized that there is something more for me to do there.

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