Interview with Wayne Turmel of The Cranky Middle Manager Show
This was a FUN interview for me. Wayne has a down to earth, practical and humorous approach to doling out advice for leaders and managers. Click on the link below to hear our recent interview about the...
View ArticleCNBC OP-ED The Gift of Adversity by Betty Shotton
An Executive Editor at CNBC.com asked my PR firm Monteiro & Co, if they knew of an author who could write on their experiences as being a woman in a man’s world of business. They got me. This was...
View ArticleDEAR STEVE JOBS
Steve and John Sculley, 2011To: Steve Jobs From: Betty Shotton Date: October 24,2011 Dear Steve, I’m not sure you will remember me but I wrote you a letter in August of 1985. At the time I was thirty...
View ArticlePOSSIBILITY = YOUR INNER FIGHTER PILOT
Make Possibility Your Perspective Make possibility your perspective Betty Shotton LIFTOFF LEADERSHIP Market volatility, regulatory and political change, prolonged financial stress, stubborn personnel...
View ArticleJoin Me for “A Journey to Exceptional Leadership” Webinar this Friday
The University of Virginia has a Friday Forum webinar series. Join me this Friday February 17th from noon to 1pm for a look at your unique leadership character. Gain insights as to what makes you...
View ArticlePRIVATE GAIN AT PUBLIC EXPENSE
The story continues. Banks and investment firms put their own interests and wealth accumulation before the needs of their clients and customers. Despite public outrage at the reckless and self serving...
View ArticleThe Sweet Salve of Success
A leadership trait that can be very valuable in the face of challenge and disappointment is the belief that everything happens for a reason. That is not to suggest that you adopt a nonchalant, do...
View ArticleIT PAYS TO HAVE INTEGRITY
Order Up a Plate of Integrity I arrived at the Lenoir Golf Club in Lenoir, North Carolina this morning at 6:30am. I was their speaker/program for the morning . I was prepared and ready to talk with...
View ArticleThe Power of Accountability in Leadership: Investor’s Business Daily...
Take Responsibility Instead Of Blaming Others By STEVE WATKINS, FOR INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY Posted 07/19/2012 01:30 PM ET Hold yourself accountable for outcomes instead of waiting for others to do...
View ArticleStart your day with this Simple but powerful Reminder of Choice by the late...
THE ART OF DEVELOPING A BEAUTIFUL MIND John O’Donohue The world is not simply there. Everything and everyone we see, we view through the lenses of our thoughts. Your mind is where your thoughts arise...
View ArticleWHERE IS THE CG?
WHERE IS THE CG? The Leadership Challenge of Finding Balance There are lots of critical numbers in aviation; airspeed, stall speed, never exceed speed, magnetic headings, engine temperatures…there are...
View ArticleThe Best Things in Life are Free
If ever there is an awesome place to go mountain biking, DuPont State Forest south of Asheville, NC is it! With sunshine and blue skies beckoning, my husband and I recently grabbed our water bottles,...
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