The Lead Yourself First Blog
Want to be a good leader? Be ‘real’ and genuine
Narrator: Michelle Ray is a highly regarded international business keynote speaker, consultant, educator, and author. She speaks knowledgeably and passionately about the importance of outstanding leadership in the workplace, and the responsibility of positive communication and influence. In this segment, Michelle explains leadership and how to become a good one. When you think about leaders being […]
Organizations need to become more ‘employee-centric’
Narrator: Michelle Ray is a highly regarded international business keynote speaker, consultant, educator, and author. She speaks knowledgeably and passionately about the importance of outstanding leadership in the workplace, and the responsibility of positive communication and influence. In this segment, Michelle explains why organizations need to become more “employee-centric”. I think what’s really important for organizations […]
To Post or not to Post? That is the (social media) question
This morning I discovered an ad for weight loss on my Facebook Timeline. A few weeks ago, a professional colleague added a post to my post promoting his services. I did not invite their participation into my social media presence. Nonetheless, there they were. These unwelcome intrusions have given me cause to reflect on our […]
Taking the lead with your multigenerational workplace
Taking the lead with your multigenerational workplace…Alberta’s Best Workplaces Categorizing, generalizing and stereotyping are the most common reactions to working within a diverse, multigenerational environment. In many organizations, there is rarely a day that goes by without co-workers and managers hearing a disparaging comment about the values and attitudes of different generations, despite the fact […]
Are you taking the lead with your customers?
A friend of mine went to pick up his dry cleaning last Friday. While this isn’t exactly headline news, be assured that the dry cleaner in question has no idea that he is the main story of my blog. He doesn’t know that potentially 1,000’s of people are reading about his example of appalling customer […]
“The Mighty Have Fallen”…Lessons from a Generation of Mentors
Eleven months ago at 90 years of age, my father’s voice fell silent. My brother and I watched him take his last breath as he departed the world for another place to join my mother. The enormity of the loss is still with us as we unveiled his headstone this weekend in Sydney, Australia. Many […]
The Age of Leading Yourself First
“To thine own self be true,” said Polonius in the play Hamlet, by Shakespeare. It is highly likely that Shakespeare had not intended for his character to be the spokesperson for humanity on the subject of living one’s truth (indeed, he was portrayed frequently as a foolish old “goat”.) Nonetheless, his ramblings remain legendary; renowned […]
“Money doesn’t talk…It swears”
“Money doesn’t talk…It swears” – Bob Dylan In my upcoming book, “Lead Yourself First”, I dedicate several chapters to the subject of values. Values drive our behaviour and decisions, as well as our professional and personal relationships. Making values – based decisions in business and life aren’t always easy, even when we feel that we […]
Do you give credit to those who take the lead?
“It’s never crowded along the extra mile”…Poet unknown This week, my new website went live. Invariably, there were glitches as the site moved from one hosting company to the other. Building a website is not my forte, however I have learned a lot about what happens behind the scenes from my web developer, Carrie Haggerty. […]
Lessons learned about leadership from my visit to Washington DC
During my trip to Washington DC last week, I had the privilege of hearing Sam Horn, the Intrigue Expert, who spoke on the topic: “How to turn your Passion and Purpose into a Serendestiny organization.” The most profound question Sam posed was this: “Is the light on in your eyes? Are you doing what you […]
