Trust yourself. This is not a one-time statement closing the issue for good. This internal communication needs to be transmitted often. Most of all the message is one you must unconditionally hear. The impact of reach begins in your own story. The connection you desire−from the communication required−is not accomplished without the story. Desire & [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Collective’
Others and You (Reach)
Posted in Strategic Storytelling, tagged 21st Century Leadership Skills, Collective, Connection, Desire, Experience, Freedom, Impact, Intent, Larger Story, Leadership, Love, Purpose, Story on February 13, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Strategic Storytelling
Posted in Strategic Storytelling, tagged 21st Century Leadership Skills, Authenticity, Behavior, Clarity, Collective, Commitment, Connection, Desire, Impact, Intent, Larger Story, Love, New Confidence, Presence, Purpose, Story, Storytelling on January 11, 2012 | 8 Comments »
If I share a story with you, it is because I care. My own leadership love compels me to tell you a story. And from that, I desire you find a purposeful role in a larger, engaging story; a story that compels your own authenticity in a turbulent 21st Century experience. Through my work with [...]
Reflections for Your Awareness (Fixing Your Network)
Posted in Reflections for Awareness, tagged Beauty, Collective, Connection, Connector, False confidence, Flow, Gift, Network, Purpose, Voice on November 9, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Only after your network is fixed can you go be the linchpin, the Great Connector, that you are meant to be. Once you fix your network, you can serve it and its members better. Once you fix your network, you will realize that yours is just a small part of a much bigger, much more [...]
Reflections for Awareness (Magical Connection)
Posted in Reflections for Awareness, tagged Authenticity, Collective, Desire, False confidence, Focus, Intent, Larger Story, Leadership, Story, Trust on October 19, 2011 | 4 Comments »
With the connections made and nurtured over time, the possibilities begin to multiply. What can one person accomplish with a healthy and robust network of personal connections? The simple answer is “anything.” But to get from here to there, the individuals have to align behind a compelling vision of what tomorrow can bring. The story [...]
The Client Letters 2011 – Six (Joe)
Posted in Collective Facilitation, The Client Letters 2011, tagged Brand, Collective, Experience, Focus, Present, Trust on September 6, 2011 | 12 Comments »
Joe, “Hello Joe, what do you do?” Your response, “I Build the Foundation for Collaboration and Success.” At this point, your Brand connects individually when you demonstrate how you build this foundation: You create an environment of care and value by pushing others to go further than they thought possible. You are extremely valuable in [...]
Regarding Storytelling Skills: by Ricardo González
Posted in 7 Skills for 21st Century Leadership - Discussed, The Storytelling Leader, tagged Collective, Larger Story, Story, Storytelling on July 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
It’s hard to get anyone to truly hear your story until it’s personal. We have to make the story personal. For the story to have impact, it has to be personal. Personal stories are the best stories for transferring ideas from one person to another. Listening to someone else’s personal story only gets me so [...]
Facilitate Focus
Posted in 21st Century Awareness, tagged Accountability, Clarity, Collective, Experience, Flow, Focus, Impact, Individual, Leadership, Trust on May 4, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Focus is the most challenging of unifying transactions for the leader in this whirl-of-life we know as the 21st Century. Focus clears the path for the leadership others expect of you … the leadership others desperately need you to exhibit. Regardless of where you might be on the chart in your organization, if you are [...]
Confident Engagement
Posted in The Skill of Confidence, tagged Authenticity, Collective, Commitment, Connection, Engagement, Impact, Love, Story, Storytelling, Understanding on March 10, 2011 | 4 Comments »
In my book, Wading the Stream of Awareness, my wife’s favorite chapter is the last, entitled simply – Love. I began that chapter with, and structured it around, a poem I wrote. To my leader: I need you to be you Afraid I’m not of who you really are I’m only afraid if you cannot [...]
Confident Charity
Posted in The Skill of Confidence, tagged Accountability, Collective, Desire, Intent, Presence, Present, Strengths, Values, Voice on February 21, 2011 | 5 Comments »
To be charitable – to act with charity – is to contribute, to furnish. One’s authentic intent connects with the act of contributing and the follow-through of furnishing. Rhonda is not alone in describing the events of the most recent months as “craziness.” The individuals in her organization are struggling with a new understanding of [...]
Confident Vision
Posted in The Skill of Confidence, tagged Collective, Desire, New Confidence, Presence, Present, Purpose, Values, Vision on February 5, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Marilyn’s gift has been with me now for more than fifteen years. I am a strong visual thinker; and she knew that. We would be in a conversation and I would begin to talk about some future desire regarding our work as leaders. Marilyn would look at me with expectation and ask, “Jeff, what does [...]
