At many higher education institutions, presidents give an annual “state of the university (or college)” presentation that highlights recent accomplishments and plans for the coming year. I have typically given these talks at the beginning of fall semester, after faculty have returned to campus and before fall classes begin, to update everyone on the summer’sContinue reading “Selling the vision”
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Balance and equilibrium
Last Friday’s Women’s Leadership Initiative session about time management had the original title of “Life Balance,” but Julie Newell threw out the title at the start. She replaced it with “dynamic equilibrium,” which I think is a great way to look at how we manage our resources (which include both time and energy). The conceptContinue reading “Balance and equilibrium”
Another way of looking at personal traits
Here’s the visual for the words that the participants in this spring’s Women’s Leadership Initiative at SPSU used to describe their “personal brands.” This looks like a team I want to be on!
Leadership and the big rocks
This is likely to be a familiar story: A teacher filled a beaker with some relatively large rocks, and she asked her class whether the glass was full. The students declared that it was. The teacher then added some pebbles, which filled in the spaces between the larger cobbles. “And is it full now?” she asked.Continue reading “Leadership and the big rocks”
Perseverance and reliability
In addition to discussing “women with strong brands” last week, SPSU’s Women’s Leadership Initiative group also listed the “top three characteristics” of their own brands. Among the 28 women who submitted a list of what they considered their top three traits, many were unique – but a few traits appeared multiple times. (The writer inContinue reading “Perseverance and reliability”
Helen Mirren and body langauge
Helen Mirren, the versatile British actress, gave a fascinating interview about the mannerisms she developed when she played the role of Inspector Jane Tennison on the series Prime Suspect. She commented on this in her book, “In the Frame: My Life in Words and Pictures”: “Fresh from the costume fitting, where I had posed in frontContinue reading “Helen Mirren and body langauge”
Branding — and women with strong brands
SPSU’s Women’s Leadership Initiative held our second spring 2012 session on Friday, and we had some great discussion on the topic of personal branding. We started by discussing women who have a strong personal brand, what that brand is, and how they communicate(d) it. Here are the women whom we ended up discussing at some lengthContinue reading “Branding — and women with strong brands”
Leadership by lions
Here’s a quote worth considering. It comes from an interview by Little PINK Book (2/9/12) with Lori Greiner, an inventor and “TV personality” who has appeared on QVC and Shark Tank. She doesn’t cite a source — only that the quote was sent to her by a business collieage, and she really liked it. SoContinue reading “Leadership by lions”
What’s your 20?
This question comes from a recent job ad for an account director at Unboundary — a marketing strategy and design studio in Atlanta. Here’s the explanation about how to apply for a job from their website (the URL is http://www.unboundary.com/principal_description.php, and this is used with Unboundary’s permission): Provided you have at least seven years’ experience,Continue reading “What’s your 20?”
Shhh. Quiet.
The first session of the Women’s Leadership Initiative for this spring included the Myers-Briggs Personality Assessment. Of the 30+ participants, we were about evenly divided between introvert and extrovert. Several people raised a question about the challenges of being an introverted leader. Aren’t these antithetical concepts? I would argue no, for several reasons. As othersContinue reading “Shhh. Quiet.”
On Leadership 