Millennials Matter Tag

Over the July 4th celebration, we had a small tornado near our ranch, Eagle Springs. As a leadership development guru, I’ve written about the epoch shifts, the tornados, and your experiences culturally, morally, and demographically. Accelerating this tornado of change is technology, digitization, and artificial intelligence.
The reactions from my family members portray some of our feelings when facing these changes: my daughter is excited and in control, my 5-year-old granddaughter is looking to her mom for leadership, and my 1-year-old granddaughter is terrified.
Yet, in the midst of this vortex of change, some things remain foundational.
The opening sentence of Chapter 2 in Millennials Matter is, “A courageous core is the center to character strength. It provides a stable footing so you can impart a positive influence.”

Dave Donaldson and Scott Young, invite me to a leadership development interview on  Influencers Podcast. The topic is: Effective Leadership in a Culture of Fear and Distrust. I know both Dave Donaldson and Scott Young through CityServe. In 2022 alone, they served 2.5 million people in need, with $126 Million Good-in-Kind distributed. They are making a local, national, and global impact.

I often use positive “C” words in leadership development when coaching executive leaders. For example, in Millennials Matter: Proven Strategies for Building Your Next-Gen Leader, I have 3 sections:
    • Character,
    • Confidence, and
    • Connection.
For this SISU Courage series, I’m using the same structure. Yet, “C” words aren’t always positive!

From experience, you know long-term leadership success that survives chaos and constant change, requires proactive self-care. Yet, in the pressure of leading, proactive self-care seems elusive and a mystery. Part 2 of my leadership development book,  Millennials Matter: Proven Strategies for Building Your Next Gen Leader, is entitled, Practice Proactive Self-Care. It's my hope that these five chapters provide a way for leaders to get a firmer grasp of this leadership strategy, and to de-mystify: