Lauren’s Blog

“If you want to be a leader, kid. You have to prove worthy of it. You have to be willing to follow before you can lead.” - The Colonel https://vimeo.com/720031017 My first job out of college was as a receptionist for a major nationwide van line. I believe I was...

Because I am inherently a people person (okay, guilty, I’m a people pleaser) – I have spent a good portion of my life and energy making sure people like me. Sometimes, in my younger years, this involved being agreeable and telling people what I knew they wanted to...

We all have our strengths, and we all have our weaker areas. The mark of an outstanding leader is the ability to identify and surround themselves with people who are stronger in the areas where the leader is less developed. Doing so makes the whole team stronger....

“You may think I’m smart, and maybe I am. But all of my smarts and all my degrees don’t amount to anything if I can’t communicate in a manner that inspires and empowers others to act on what I’ve said.” https://vimeo.com/707968838 Throughout my childhood, my father...

It’s no accident that I ended up as a professional speaker. It seems like I spent most of my youth hearing people tell me to stop talking. The Colonel often said to me, “Communicating is not about telling everyone what you think. That’s just talking kiddo....

“If they're not doing what you want them to do kiddo, you need to find a way to persuade them.” - The Colonel https://vimeo.com/703339135 Early in my first supervisory position, I was deep into a “Lauren whining to her father” session. The subject was how my staff...

The Colonel said, No one is in leadership forever. There is always a natural end to your term. The best I, you, or anyone can hope for is to influence enough people that you create a legacy that outlives you.” https://vimeo.com/700605493 When I assumed the board...