Is there anything else you need to do to activate your tribe? In fact, there are a couple things. I discuss it in today’s NSCRockStarLeadership Tip of the Day, so you will want to watch. It’s the sixth and final installment of our series on Assembling and Activating Your Tribe as part of the #. Want to review all the steps? Visit and subscribe to my YouTube channel.…
It’s time you saw the value in your mentees. This isn’t the YOU show, after all. That said, they can be extremely valuable to your TRIBE as you are assembling and activating it. Today’s #NSCJournalPrompt suggests where to begin. Get your journals ready!
“The heroine in the book is knowing your value.” I have lost count of the many times that I’ve uttered those words since 2020 when I released the first edition of No Thanks: 7 Ways to Say I’ll Just Include Myself. Soon, I’ll be sharing this in person with the leaders at Denny’s. By the way: “The villain in the book is fear.” We’ll unravel the important…
Peers can not only be sponsors. They can be mentors, but the question is: what’s the WIIFM?—the “what’s in it for me?” In today’s #NSCJournalPrompt we go deep into how to activate peers and for that matter, other tribe members. Grab time on my schedule for a free strategy session if you want to get serious about Assembling and Activating your tribe. It will make a notable difference…
Should a peer be on your personal board of directors? In part four of our six-part #NSCRockstarLeadership Tip of the Day series on Assembling and Activating Your Tribe, we get into why they should. You’ll want to watch this one. Remember, having only one kind of peer in your tribe can be limiting. Your goal is to remove your own limitations, and a trusted and respected peer can…
Sometimes, fear grips leaders when they are challenged to reach outside of an organization they’ve known for years. However, you may find that your community and network are far more robust than you first thought if you simply take the time to think about it. Today’s #NSCJournalPrompt helps you to move beyond that stuck feeling when you’re looking to power up your tribe with a diverse slate of…
If everyone looks, acts, thinks and works like you, you’ve created an “Amen Corner,” not an effective tribe. Today’s #NSCRockstarLeadership Tip of the Day shares how to power up your tribe in part 3 of our six part series on Assembling and Activating your Tribe. We now know that you not only need mentors, sponsors, juniors and peers on your personal board of directors. Now it’s time to…
How to do get a more junior person to mentor you? I’m not expecting you to use those words when you approach them. You can, but there are other more organic ways. First things first, though, let’s get them into your circle. You’ve been too removed, Sis. Today’s #NSCJournalPrompt can put you well on your way. It’s just one more way to expand and activate your tribe.…
We had a saying in corporate communications when it came to reputation management… sometimes you have to simply aim for fair and balanced because there may not be any winning. It’s especially true for your critics. But what if you could change that? Considering your interpersonal relationships: Have you learned that someone who actually has some meaningful impact on your career had something negative to say about you?…
It is rare that I post new business wins with organizations, but this one is pretty special and uncovers some work that I’ve been doing for some time in this industry, but never at this scale. Recently, I joined forces with @Lyric Opera Chicago to kick off an integrated engagement which blends, individual and group coaching, consulting, workshops and brainstorming to primarily assist their development teams and DE&I…