Lauren’s Blog

I think it was Nelson Mandela who said, "A person who will perpetuate the lie of another, or by their silence endorse it, can not be trusted to tell the truth themselves." https://vimeo.com/844626025?share=copy My father was not quite as eloquent as Nelson Mandela....

A consulting client recently asked me, "Isn't it the leader's job to be right? Shouldn't the leader be right?" Well, not always. https://vimeo.com/844622228?share=copy Significant leaders understand that they're not always right. In fact, pushing the point that you...

One of the most valuable things a leader can do to improve their significance is to take inventory of themselves. It’s often also one of the most uncomfortable things to do. https://vimeo.com/844614983 One crucial factor in taking that inventory is assessing our...

I recently had a consulting client ask me how he could get his team to be more personally accountable. And I said, “Let's talk about your personal accountability.” He looked at me as if I had grown three heads! https://vimeo.com/844602899?share=copy I remember a...

Have you ever seen someone interviewed, whether a CEO or politician, who was unwilling to answer anything but soft-serve questions? Or, more often, dance around a question without answering it at all. That is not a characteristic of someone who is or will be a...

Dad was obsessed with being of service. He said, “Your goals shouldn’t focus on what you can achieve for yourself. Instead, they should only serve as markers, measuring the progress you make in pursuing something greater than yourself.” https://vimeo.com/816711069...

Sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in our own “stuff,” isn’t it? Everyone has “stuff.” No one gets through life without some adversity. I believe it’s how we deal with the adversity that defines us. Do we react? Or do we respond? There’s a difference. Reaction is...

Dad so often said, “Don’t focus on what you aren’t. Focus on what you ARE and how you can use that to get where you want to be.” https://vimeo.com/816706565 “Comparison-itis” is an insidious disease. It is especially damaging in both the direct sales world and the...

The Colonel said, “If you’re not listening, kiddo – you’re not leading.” https://vimeo.com/816703893 It’s so common to find ourselves listening with the intent to respond. We all do it. We script our “Yes, and…” or “Yes, but…” in our heads before the other person...