by Kerry Siggins | Aug 8, 2021 | Accomplishing Something, Avoid Complacency, Challenge Yourself, Getting Results, Growth, Leadership, Mindset
Self-leadership is important to success, but many of us don’t know what being a self-leader means. For a few years after graduating from college, I was lost. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I was rudderless, making poor decisions, and looking for...
by Kerry Siggins | Jul 22, 2021 | Coaching, Communication, Getting Results, Growth, Leadership, Treat People with Respect
Feedback can be a powerful motivator if delivered properly. In their book “Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World,” authors Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall make a case for giving positive feedback far more often...
by Kerry Siggins | Jun 27, 2021 | Accomplishing Something, Accountability, Avoid Complacency, Challenge Yourself, Growth, Power of Being Uncomfortable, Self confidence, Work Hard
A few weeks ago, as I re-watched “Last Dance,” a documentary on Michael Jordan’s career, Jordan’s mental toughness inspired me. Many elite athletes had the talent to compete but what set Jordan apart was his mindset, one that would not accept...
by Kerry Siggins | Jun 20, 2021 | Accountability, Challenge Yourself, Communication, Difficult Conversations, Growth, Leadership, Power of Being Uncomfortable
Sometimes you must pick your battles. I am an opinionated person. In truth, we are opinionated, but some are more vocal than others. So maybe a better way to say it is that I am a vocally opinionated person. As I have matured as a leader, though, I have learned that...
by Kerry Siggins | Feb 26, 2021 | Accomplishing Something, Challenge Yourself, Growth, Leadership, Reflect Forward
With my new podcast, Reflect Forward, people have been asking, “what does reflect forward mean?” In fact, I ask my guests to describe what Reflect Forward means to them, and I love the variety of answers I get. For me, Reflect Forward is the ability to...
by Kerry Siggins | Oct 10, 2015 | Challenge Yourself, Difficult Conversations, Growth, Leadership, Mindset
I know I am not supposed to say this but I’m going to anyway…I want to be liked as a leader. I know, can you believe I just admitted that??? I don’t know how many times I’ve heard that as a leader, you just have to get over the need to be liked. I have even said these...
