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Creating a Crosswalk for Collaboration

Creating a Crosswalk for Collaboration

by Grace-Anne Alfiero | Sep 13, 2018 | Business, Community, Executive Leadership, Leadership, Leadership Parallels With History

Reposted from Arts In Action Blog Post from 9/9/18: This week I was on a Skype call with a colleague who lives overseas and we were discussing the challenges of building an effective international work team. Knee-deep into our chat, I stated: “it’s almost...
Unintentional Bridge Burning

Unintentional Bridge Burning

by Grace-Anne Alfiero | Jan 17, 2018 | Business, Community, Executive Leadership, Leadership

repost from www.artsinactionllc.com Are you burning bridges without even knowing it? Are you confused sometimes when you get a less than enthusiastic reply from a donor, grant funder, supervisor, colleague, direct report or a vendor? Have projects that you thought...
The Light at the End of the Tunnel — An Oncoming Train, or Sweet Freedom

The Light at the End of the Tunnel — An Oncoming Train, or Sweet Freedom

by Sara Faircloth | Nov 30, 2017 | Community, Executive Leadership, Leadership, Work/Life Balance

In 1992, I became single for good.  That was a good decision for me, but it came at a price.  One cannot live as cheaply as two.  That is just a cold, hard economic fact.  One of the implications of my singlehood and single-income has been that putting off retirement...
15 Ways to Offer Constructive Feedback

15 Ways to Offer Constructive Feedback

by Patrick Jinks | Jun 20, 2017 | Business, Employee Engagement, Executive Leadership, Leadership

Some of my fellow Forbes Coaches and I offer quick tips on giving feedback to people. Grace-Anne suggested I share it here on the Front Porch, so here ya go! Click HERE for the Forbes article.
It Ain’t All About You….. But Some of it IS!

It Ain’t All About You….. But Some of it IS!

by Patrick Jinks | Apr 5, 2017 | Employee Engagement, Executive Leadership, Leadership, Work/Life Balance

Many Blue Ridgers will know where this saying comes from…. If you don’t, it is explained in my latest Forbes article…..  complete with a link back to the BRI website I might add! Go Forbes! Anyway, since it’s Forbes content (and Dennis...
Taller or Smaller?

Taller or Smaller?

by Patrick Jinks | Jan 25, 2017 | Employee Engagement, Executive Leadership, Leadership, Uncategorized

Coaching an executive recently, he told me that his CEO had a way of making people feel smaller instead of taller. That really hit me. It was as if my client was now coaching ME. So I started asking this question: When I come into the presence of those I lead, do they...
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