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Oprah Winfrey Leadership Qualities
Oprah Winfrey Leadership Qualities
This Blog has been featured by the West Orange Chamber of Commerce. Sources such as HLN have also been home to publications by Dr. Farnaz Namin-Hedayati and she has been cited by the Orlando Business Journal. Yesterday on Blog Talk Radio, Center for Work Life held a live trivia session called How has EI helped an entertainment mogul emerge and explode? We Read More
Warren Buffett’s Leadership Qualities
Warren Buffett’s Leadership Qualities
This Blog has been featured by the West Orange Chamber of Commerce. Sources such as HLN have also been home to publications by Dr. Farnaz Namin-Hedayati and she has been cited by the Orlando Business Journal. News sources such as USA Today are reporting that Warren Buffet’s firm, Berkshire Hathaway, purchased 3.7 million shares of DaVita just after the company Read More
Leadership Qualities of Irvine Robbins
Leadership Qualities of Irvine Robbins
This Blog has been featured by the West Orange Chamber of Commerce. Sources such as HLN have also been home to publications by Dr. Farnaz Namin-Hedayati and she has been cited by the Orlando Business Journal. I scream, you scream, we all scream for an ice cream empire like the one founded by Irvine Robbins. Or if we aren’t screaming for Read More
The Leadership Qualities of Steve Jobs
The Leadership Qualities of Steve Jobs
This Blog has been featured by the West Orange Chamber of Commerce. Sources such as HLN have also been home to publications by Dr. Farnaz Namin-Hedayati and she has been cited by the Orlando Business Journal. Innovative, determined and genius are just some descriptions commonly attached to the legacy of Steve Jobs. This is a man who helped ressurect one of Read More
Hermione: Management or Leadership?
Hermione: Management or Leadership?
Management MondayHermione: Management or Leadership? In the 14 Biggest CEO Mistakes Author Interview Series published on Forward Metrics, Ruth Schwartz who is the owner of High Performance Advocates suggests that a focus on management over leadership causes CEOs to stumble. This is an astute and rational argument, worth dissecting. So what is the difference between Read More
Daring to have grit, but not eat too many grits
Daring to have grit, but not eat too many grits
Psychologist, Angela Lee Duckworth launched The Duckworth Lab at the University of Pennsylvania. According to The Duckworth Lab theory and Angela’s research, grit and self-control are the two main traits that predict an individual’s success. What’s the difference between having grit to accomplish dreams and having self-control not to over eat grits at breakfast? Grit Read More
Washington Navy Yard: Turn the Ship Around
Washington Navy Yard: Turn the Ship Around
This morning, a shooting on the Washington Navy Yard resulted in several injuries and even some fatalities (CBSNEWS). In thinking of the people affected by this situation, our hearts are heavy. With the advents of technology, learning to penetrate a security fire-wall has become a lot more possible than it used to be and although Read More
The Next Oprah Winfrey
The Next Oprah Winfrey
Though it isn’t immediately the first thought that surfaces when thinking of Oprah Winfrey, she is a very appropriate leader to emulate when it comes to personal and organizational goal alignment. As a woman who aimed to be a millionaire by age 32 and surpassed her aim, Oprah Winfrey can attest to the power of Read More
Tissues and Hershey Kisses
Tissues and Hershey Kisses
Management Monday: What can Hershey teach us about managing our leadership qualities? From the scrumptious milk chocolate Hershey’s we can’t resist at the check-out line on a weekly basis to the average $100.2 million dollars worth of Hershey kisses we purchase annually, there’s no denying the joy this chocolate brings to our lives. Ironically, Read More
Where are your “Royal Babies?”
Where are your “Royal Babies?”
The birth of Prince William and Kate’s baby has brought about many discussions on the topic of succession. Although, succession is something the British monarchy has down to an art, by contrast, most companies haven’t even wet the canvas. This may be partially due to the fact that leaders unlike princes and princesses are not Read More