Milestones. They’re important for setting and measuring goals. Birthdays are important milestones. Today, it’s my 62nd birthday. It’s also exactly the 30th anniversary of an important milestone in my professional career. 🎂 It was on my 32nd birthday that I realized that I was in the wrong career and the wrong workplace. On November 2, 1994, I made aContinue reading “Intentionally set open-ended goals”
Category Archives: Leadership
100 ABC Women Award
For me, leadership and mentorship have always gone hand in hand in my career in the private and social sectors. I strongly encourage everyone to empower others; to lead in building innovative community programs; and to offer thought leadership that promotes career development, health, and well-being. From my experience, the impact is exponential.
Internships are mutually beneficial
Supervising interns may be time consuming, but well worth the investment in time and effort. The mutual benefits of internships are enriching for both leaders and interns.
Knowing when to quit
Leaders, particularly politicians and CEOs must have honest conversations with themselves at critical points during their mandates. For example, when assessing the achievement of one set of strategic objectives and developing new/future plans.
Leaders should hire for attitude and then train technical skills
Soft skills such as interpersonal relationships, emotional intelligence, teamwork, and courage are important factors in hiring decisions. Leaders are better off hiring for attitude and then training or coaching technical skills.
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