by Becky Robinson | Aug 9, 2010 | Leadership
Insects are very slowly removing the center of one of the trees in our backyard. The inside is rotting away. But it’s still alive, leafy, with branches that shade a large portion of our backyard. And it’s huge. My arms barely reach a third of the way...
by Becky Robinson | Aug 6, 2010 | Leadership
Today is day two of the Global Leadership Summit. I am attending at a site near my home, along with thousands of people across this country and around the world. By the end of the year, people in 76 countries (400 cities) will experience this leadership training...
by Becky Robinson | Jul 28, 2010 | Leadership
Every organization has a communication culture, one that is shaped and reinforced by the people within the organization, especially the leaders. In his seminal work On Leadership, John Gardner identifies two key messages critical for healthy communication in...
by Becky Robinson | Jul 23, 2010 | Leadership
Pig-tailed and freckle-faced, I stood next to my grandpa’s chair. “Speak distinctly, or do-not-speak or do-not-speak at all,” he said. It was kind of a song. As a young girl, I often talked so quickly – and with such a high-pitched squeak – that he...
by Becky Robinson | Jul 21, 2010 | Leadership
I find it hard to conceal my emotions from others. if I’m excited about something, you’ll know it. If I’m disappointed about something, I won’t be able to hide that from you either. If I’m particularly upset about something, I struggle to...
by Becky Robinson | Jul 19, 2010 | Leadership
In the summer of 1992, I stood on a ferryboat with a few friends in the middle of the Bosphorus Strait, the body of water that separates the city of Istanbul, Turkey, into two continents. We had spent the day in Asia but were headed back to the European side, where we...
