Are You a Leader if No One is Following?

by | Dec 10, 2024 | integrity, kinetic, Lauren Ann Schieffer, Lauren Schieffer, Law of the Garbage Truck, Leadership, Leadership Development, Olathe, Pick Your Battles, reputation, speaker, work first

Are you a leader if no one is following? In order to lead people, it’s not enough to have exceptional talent and vision; you also need the ability to attract followers. By definition, you are not a leader if no one is following. The Colonel said, “You can have a...

Are You Willing to Acknowledge Your Mistakes?

by | Dec 3, 2024 | integrity, kinetic, Lauren Ann Schieffer, Lauren Schieffer, Law of the Garbage Truck, Leadership, Leadership Development, Olathe, Pick Your Battles, reputation, speaker, work first

The Colonel said, “To lead effectively, you have to be humble enough to admit your mistakes, strong enough to fix them and smart enough to benefit from them.” Let’s face it – you will make mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes. To pretend otherwise is just vanity,...

Should Leadership Be Easy?

by | Sep 6, 2022 | Lauren Schieffer, Leadership

Throughout my career, I have always pushed myself to obtain a leadership position. (I am my father’s daughter, after all…) There have been a few times, though, when I’ve wondered why. Why do I do it? Sometimes it feels like a lot of aggravation with very little...