I can’t remember which commercial it was that coined the phrase “Be like Mike” but I do remember Detective Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) quoting it to chide his partner, Mike Lowrey (Will Smith), in one of the Bad Boys movies… Michael Jordan’s incredible work...
I’ll say it once more right away, I’m not suggesting that Michael Jordan was the greatest leader of all time but I most certainly am willing to make the case that he is the best basketball player of all time… And from the way he played the game of basketball, I believe we can...
Yes, I’m going there… I am completely convinced that Michael Jordan is indeed the Greatest Of All Time with regards to basketball! Truth be told though, I’ve never been much of a basketball fan. In fact, the only times in my life that I ever remember truly enjoying watching a...
Announcing Tim Elmore as one five speakers of the 8th Annual LIVE2LEAD:Harrisonburg 2022 simulcast event bringing world class thought leaders to the table. Hosted by Dove Development & Consulting, we personally invite you to this leadership development experience on October 28th at Blue Ridge...
Doris Kearns Goodwin is an American biographer, historian, former sports journalist, and political commentator.
Doris offers key leadership insights gleaned from her decades of experience as a presidential historian, public speaker and Pulitzer-Prize winning author. Through leadership lessons...
Announcing John C. Maxwell as he bookends the 8th Annual LIVE2LEAD:Harrisonburg 2022 simulcast event bringing world class thought leaders to the table. Hosted by Dove Development & Consulting, we personally invite you to this leadership development experience!
You can check out John's recent...
Pat is one of the founders of The Table Group and is the pioneer of the organizational health movement. He is the author of 11 books, which have sold over 6 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages.
Prior to founding the firm in 1997, Pat worked at Bain & Company, Oracle...
Eric's tenacity and drive are the perfect example of his quote, "When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you'll be successful."
Drawing from his personal experiences: homelessness, academic struggles, and various other obstacles, ET's life story allows him to connect with...
If we really want our investment into leadership development to make a visible difference on productivity over the long haul, there’s a hurdle we cannot afford to stumble over! Even after making sure expectations have been clearly communicated and the necessary support has been provided to...
Every single time Cindy and I kick off one of our Emerging Leader Development courses, whether it’s tailored and delivered on-site for a specific organization or in a public session with folks from multiple different organizations, we open by setting the expectation that they identify the...
As we started looking at whether or not Leadership Training Is Worth It, I shared the story of the construction crew getting the fancy new tool they had been asking for then leaving it in the box the next time they performed the task the tool should have been used for… I also explained how...
Now that we’ve looked at what we’re up against when we can’t find anything in the budget for developing our leaders and we’ve worked through some things we need to consider to make sure any leadership training we do provide is really worth it, let’s start closing the...
