by Christy Kirk | Oct 6, 2015 | Inspiration
One of the best parts of working for Weaving Influence is being surrounded by some of the best and deepest thinkers in leadership today. I’m regularly inspired by our clients to try new things, develop new ways of thinking, and keep learning. I’m often amazed at how...
by Carrie Koens | Oct 2, 2015 | Book Launch
The final book launch season of 2015 is heating up, starting next week with the launch of Whitney Johnson’s new book, Disrupt Yourself, and continuing into the following week (Oct. 12 – 16) with the launch of Collaboration Begins with You. As the Book...
by Guest Author | Sep 30, 2015 | Leadership
Everyone reading this probably has several stories of good and bad experiences with restaurants. I recently spent fifteen minutes parked, waiting for my “drive-through” food. Delays and mistakes happen, but sometimes it feels as though the staff feels no...
by Carrie Koens | Sep 25, 2015 | Inspiration
You’ll forgive me if I make this Featured on Friday post a little bit personal, won’t you? Sometimes, life really does hand you lemons. It hasn’t exactly been a banner week for the Weaving Influence team, and more than once, someone from the team has...
by Carrie Koens | Sep 18, 2015 | Influence Building
Last week my husband and I enjoyed a few days away in one of our favorite cities, Chicago, and then closed out our road trip by witnessing the wedding of a friend. All in all, a lovely time away in a season of the year that I love the most – fall. But the...
by Margy Kerr-Jerrett | Sep 15, 2015 | Leadership
I have always loved language. From a young age, I related to the world—and to myself—primarily through words. Whether that meant cuddling up for hours at a time with one of the many Little House on the Prairie Books or, as I grew older, sneaking out of bed to write in...
by Carrie Koens | Sep 11, 2015 | Book Launch
Did you get to enjoy a long weekend where you live? When the team (virtual and local) got back together on Tuesday, we all compared stories from our three days away. Some dealt with unexpected health issues, some found projects to work on around the house and yard, a...
by Christy Kirk | Sep 9, 2015 | Inspiration
T.S. Eliot very famously said that “April is the cruelest month.” But I disagree. I think September is the cruelest month – yet also a month with the most promise. The days after Labor Day feel like a slow, sad good-bye: to summer, to long hot days and warm...
by Carrie Koens | Sep 4, 2015 | Influence Building
Happy September! We’re back into book launch season after a minimal “slow down”, launching just five books in June, July, and August. Since we didn’t really get a break this summer, I’m looking forward to taking a few days off next week...
by Guest Author | Sep 1, 2015 | Inspiration
In a popular comedy show, the improvisational (improv) performers are challenged with acting out a scene to the best of their ability, on the spot (i.e. “at the drop of a hat”). If you think about it, life can sometimes feel like a series of improv skits. Not just...
