by Becky Robinson | Apr 2, 2010 | Leadership
…that it is my first week of class facilitating a cohort of students in Mountain State University’s Bachelor of Organizational Leadership program and I am already seeing leaders emerge. One of my students is going to near-heroic efforts to ensure that all...
by Becky Robinson | Mar 19, 2010 | Leadership
Yesterday, I enjoyed a lovely lunch. 65 degrees and sunny. My friend, my daughters, and I ate outside to soak up the sun. Midway through our lunch, a woman dining alone sat down at the table next to us. We continued our conversation for awhile, and then she joined in...
by Becky Robinson | Mar 17, 2010 | Leadership
During graduate school, I learned about the Homogeneous Unit Principle. Simply put, the theory states that people are most comfortable in groups of people like them. Robert Putnam’s book, Bowling Alone, reinforces the idea of the Homogeneous Unit Principle. His...
by Becky Robinson | Mar 15, 2010 | Leadership
If you are a leader, you probably end up presenting training sessions or leading seminars from time to time, even if it is not a part of your formal job description. Last Wednesday, I drove to East Lansing, MI to attend part of Choices 2010. Mary Jo Asmus, an...
by Becky Robinson | Mar 11, 2010 | Leadership
A leader values and engages others. One of the competencies that is most violated by leaders is valuing and engaging others. Too often we take our employees for granted. We see them only as someone to complete a task or check off a box. Valuing others begins with...
by Becky Robinson | Mar 4, 2010 | Leadership
For years, my family joked that I only liked to eat macaroni and cheese or pizza. For years, it wasn’t far from the truth. Some things I wouldn’t eat: turnip greens, seafood. (I still don’t.) As I grew toward adulthood, I expanded my food choices...
