by Kerry Siggins | Dec 26, 2021 | Accomplishing Something, Challenge Yourself, Getting Results, Growth, Leadership, Power of Being Uncomfortable, Vision
As many of you know, I am an avid reader, and 2021 was a year of A LOT of reading. I am already building out my 2022 reading list, but as we close the year, I thought I’d share the best five books I read in 2021. 1. CEO Test: Master the Challenges That Make or Break...
by Kerry Siggins | Dec 6, 2021 | Challenge Yourself, Communication, Getting Results, Leadership, Management, Treat People with Respect
Do you want to be a better listener? Did you know that 75% of the time we are “listening” we are actually distracted, preoccupied or forgetful? Did you know that 85% of what we know that we have learned by listening? These statistics are staggering. But we must listen...
by Kerry Siggins | Sep 7, 2021 | Coaching, Communication, Difficult Conversations, Leadership
Being an employee-owned company, leadership at StoneAge encourages people to speak up – “keeping it real” is what we call it, and it’s part of our Own It Mindset, which is our set of values and leadership principles. We work diligently to make it...
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 | Jul 7, 2021 | Challenge Yourself, Communication, Difficult Conversations, Getting Results, Leadership, Mindset, Reflect Forward, Treat People with Respect
“Venting is healthy,” some people preach. It’s good to blow off steam, get things off your chest, right? Not so fast. Research shows that dissipating anger by venting doesn’t make us feel better. Here is why you shouldn’t vent… A...
