by Chris Elliot | Sep 12, 2017 | Leadership Skills
Picture yourself in the latest leadership skills training event you attended. It was likely a mid-week event because most effective development professionals understand that Friday means you’re going to leave early. A prerequisite for the event was that no cell phones... 
by Chris Elliot | Jun 27, 2017 | Leadership Skills
I’ve discovered there are some leadership secrets to making cookies with your kids Each year (actually a few times each year), we unpack all the ingredients and utensils to bake cookies. It’s one of those traditions that is a father-child bonding moment in our... 
by Chris Elliot | Apr 25, 2017 | Leadership Skills
As far as leadership skills go, how good are you at being a loser? How prepared are you to lose? No one wants to be a loser, right? Everyone wants to win. Isn’t that’s what leadership is about, taking your team to the next level and winning the ultimate prize? I... by Chris Elliot | Nov 24, 2016 | Leadership Skills
I was very fortunate to be in the audience for a leadership event where local leaders were speaking. Robyn Davis is the President of Freedom House, a non-profit organization that supports homeless families. As Robyn spoke about her journey from board member to... by Chris Elliot | Oct 18, 2016 | Leadership Skills
Working for one of the largest employers in my community, I was surprised at all of the alumni from my high school who also worked there. I grew up in a small town about 90 minutes from the city I worked at. My senior class was the largest in school history at a... 