Leveraging Leadership
with Amy Burkett
It's hard to believe our nation is about to celebrate its 250th birthday.
I know I'm a little early, but recently I found myself thinking about the incredible vision of our nation's founders and the ...
A few weeks ago my friend Lori told me about a great new book she read, so of course I had to check it out. Jim Collins' newest book: What to Make of a Life, is absolutely worth a read.
If you're fam...
Over a decade ago, I established what I call the Four E's for our organization:
Excellence. Efficiency. Effectiveness. Entrepreneurship.
Those pillars don't change.
What does change is our ability ...
Last week, I was at the annual PBS conference. It’s been a year since I was with my amazing colleagues from across the country who have navigated big challenges this year. It did my soul good to be ...
I’ve been thinking a lot about Mel Robbins’ Let Them, Let Me theory lately. If you’re not familiar with it, here’s the short version: when people do something that frustrates you, ignore your advice, ...
In this fast-paced, AI-driven, always-connected world, one quality stands out more than ever for leaders navigating the digital landscape: curiosity. Not just a casual, “Hmm, that’s interesting,” but ...
I don’t know about you, but life feels a little heavy to me these days. My favorite thing to do to escape reality is to watch a rom-com. Yep, I’ll admit it. I love these sappy shows that have a hap...
If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that uncertainty isn’t going away. Economic shifts, political turmoil, technological disruptions—leaders today are steering their organizations thro...
Thank heavens, leadership is about more than making decisions and managing people—it’s about building something that makes a lasting positive impact. Would anyone actually go to all the effort and end...
Speed has a bad reputation in business, according to a new Harvard Business Review article. HBR points out leaders are often trying to solve the wrong problems when moving quickly and not their root ...
How about I kick off today’s blog with a reality check. It’s TOUGH BEING A LEADER. I realize that’s no surprise to you but why do we feel like we have to act as if it is sometimes or all the time? ...
Recently I held a staff retreat exploring the difference between excellence and average. I asked everyone, in advance, to please come with as many words as possible that define each. I had big sheets...
