Leadership Development | Lauren Schieffer, Motivational Speaker

What Makes You a Leader?

by Lauren Schieffer | Jul 23, 2024 | Leadership, Leadership Development

What makes someone a leader? Is it the title, the big office? The pay scale? What if it’s none of those things? The Colonel said, “You are only a leader if others are willing to follow you, not because they have to, but because they choose to.” Although he only lived...

Do You Believe You Are Irreplaceable?

by Lauren Schieffer | Jul 16, 2024 | Leadership, Leadership Development

Are you irreplaceable on your team? Are you sure? The Colonel said, “Don’t consider yourself irreplaceable. No one is irreplaceable, kiddo. In fact, if you are doing your job, you are constantly trying to create your replacement.” The primary objective of leadership...

Should Leaders Do Less?

by Lauren Schieffer | Jun 25, 2024 | Leadership, Leadership Development

“Leadership is not a license to do less. Leadership is a responsibility to do more.” It is a common but misguided perception that once you’ve “made it to the top,” things get easier because you can relax and let other people do the work. That is an excellent recipe...

Are You The Smartest Person In The Room?

by Lauren Schieffer | Jun 18, 2024 | Leadership, Leadership Development

Are you the smartest person on your team? What if I told you you don’t have to be? The Colonel said, “You don’t have to know everything, kiddo. Don’t pretend to. Surround yourself with people you trust to know what you don’t and be willing to do the work to learn.”...

Are You An Achiever Or A Leader?

by Lauren Schieffer | Jun 11, 2024 | Leadership, Leadership Development

Growing up in the shadow of The Colonel, with all his commendations and advanced degrees, it was understood that I would or should be an achiever. You can imagine my confusion when Dad told me that achievement is not necessarily leadership. He said, “An achiever wants...

Are You Too Worried About The Destination To Focus On The Journey?

by Lauren Schieffer | Jun 4, 2024 | Leadership, Leadership Development

When will you know that you have really “arrived” in your leadership career? Dad constantly reminded me that leadership is not a place you get to. Leadership is a journey you live. The last time our children were locked in a car with us was a long weekend trip from...

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