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Two Paths to Preparing for a Career
0shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn All of our lives, we’ve heard stories of people who are “outliers.” Men and women who dropped out of college (or never attended in the first place) and made their mark on the world anyway—people like Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Ted Turner, Walt Disney, Wolfgang…
Continue ReadingLeadership Lessons from the “Coaching Legend” of Softball: Podcast #26
0shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Recently I had the privilege to discuss leadership lessons with Sue Enquist, who holds more National Championships (11) than anyone in the history of softball. She is UCLA Softball’s first athletic scholarship, All-American, National Champion, and Hall of Famer. Off the softball field, Sue is a dynamic communicator and…
Continue ReadingTwo Essential Ingredients to Form a Young Leader
2shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Follow @TimElmore Check out our new FREE video series, The Missing Piece to Career Readiness, where we discuss why students aren’t graduating career ready and how adults can help them prepare before leaving school. Get Free Access Here In 2011, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates gave his final speech at West Point. It…
Continue ReadingMy Sweet Time in Hershey, Pennsylvania
0shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Follow @TimElmore Recently, I had the privilege of visiting the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, PA. It had been years since I’d been to that city, and frankly, I didn’t know if it had any value to add except great chocolate bars. Boy, was I wrong. photo credit: Hershey’s…
Continue ReadingHow to Find, Keep and Grow the Best Young Team Members at Work
0shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Click Here to Listen Recently I had the great privilege to talk with Andy Lorenzen, Senior Director, Organizational Effectiveness and Development for Chick-fil-A, and discuss the importance of leading the next generation and creating a culture they will respond to in the workplace. Here are a few notes from our…
Continue ReadingThe Pitfalls of ‘Rent-a-Careers’ for Young People
0shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Do you remember Sean Aiken? I wrote about him in my book Generation iY. He graduated from college and became a picture of this emerging generation’s longing for work they’re passionate about, and impatience for work they’re not sure about. He literally took a different job every week for…
Continue ReadingEnabling Students to Find Their Place – Part One
0shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Follow @TimElmore Craig graduated from high school as the valedictorian. He had earned a 4.0 grade point average, but why shouldn’t he? His dad was a doctor, and his mom was an accountant. He came from great stock, and everyone assumed he’d go on to earn multiple post-secondary degrees.…
Continue ReadingWhat an Internship Means to Us
It Was My Pleasure….
0shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Have you ever been a part of a project that required intense focus and labor, but afterward you wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world? Last Thursday and Friday, our organization, Growing Leaders, hosted our 2009 National Leadership Forum. I would describe it with the words above. Our…
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