If I Did Not Laugh, I Shall Die
I didn’t have to help with registration at the conference but honestly, as a situational extrovert, it helps me meet people and eases the anxiety I feel in social gatherings. …
WHAT!? Laurie Guest Hijacked MY Podcast!
There I was ready to interview Laurie Guest and she hijacked my podcast and interviewed me! It was great to share some of my own leadership experiences and philosophies and…
April is Humor Month! Get Your Laugh On!
Psssst…..did you hear the good news? April is National Humor Month! What? An entire month dedicated to humor? YES! Truthfully, appreciating humor every day should be a practice we take…
What’s The Return On Humor?
There are many ways to incorporate humor into the workplace but….why would you want to? As leaders, humor is a tool that (to quote Dwight D. Eisenhower), “helps us get…
Don’t Wear Out Your Best Team Members
The Gunnery Sergeant assigned to my class during Officer Candidate School (OCS) was big, mean and made Lou Gossett Jr. (from an “Officer and a Gentleman”) look like a kitty…
How To Increase Your Happiness With Dr. Kristin Layous
To quote Don Draper from the hit series, Mad Men, “What is happiness but that moment before you need more happiness?” It’s a practice. It is something we should be mindful…
Everyone Deserves To Be Respected With Steven Iwerson, CSP
It’s always nice when you get to talk to someone whose leadership ideas and practices align so closely with your own AND you get to learn some new stuff along…
Communicating For Success With Beth Mund
If Darth Vader knocks a tree down in the forest is he using the force of nature or is he the force of nature? Okay, that’s not a question we…
Leading With Purpose, Collaboration and Authenticity With Travis Thomas
Today’s organizations can’t survive without the ability to innovate. Without innovation, your people, products and profitability are going to plummet! (A lot of Ps). What that takes is a LOT…
I Just Need A Cat To Kick! With Sarah Gibson
It’s the 50th episode AND our year long anniversary here at Leadership Happy Hour and that means…..tap water for everybody! This round is on us! It did, however, make me…