In this episode of our podcast, my guest is Michael Ayers, President of the Melbourne Florida Regional Chamber. Some of the topics we covered include: How listening can create trust How to begin to empower your team The importance of mentors, and more. Be sure to tune in! Did you find this podcast beneficial? … Read more
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” – John C. Maxwell Here we are in a hybrid leadership world (with “hybrid” defined by Webster as “something of mixed origin or composition”). For most of us, the term now means we are leading teams and organizations where some … Read more
This episode of our podcast is titled “Becoming A Learning Leader.” It features a discussion with Doug Wiles, president of Herbie Wiles Insurance and former minority leader in the Florida state House of Representatives. We talk about the importance of listening, planning leadership succession, the signs of a healthy work culture, and more — have … Read more
“A leader’s lasting value is measured by succession.” – John C. Maxwell In my younger days, I was an aspiring baseball player, relegated initially to the bench for a couple of seemingly endless seasons. One coach I remember distinctly used to tell us ‘bench-riders’ that we could never just sit there if we really wanted … Read more
“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.” – Max De Pree It seems like every conversation I hear these days is about the challenges of virtual communication and leadership. In the pre-pandemic days, I focused on scheduling “face-to-face” … Read more
I didn’t always understand what a great culture looks like. In fact, as a young West Point cadet and later as an Army officer, I only had a vague notion of what a culture was at all. We had a set way of doing things, to be sure, but it was pretty much taken for … Read more
