Category Archives: leadership

(#353) Change Management

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

We all are in the change management business. Did you know that about 500,000 jobs exist in the “change management” field? Titles like, “Culture Change Manager…Change Management Analyst…Change Management Lead…Change Management Specialist….” Who knew? As I prepare for two corporate … Continue reading →

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(#324) What Motivates Your Reasoning?

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Steve Piscitelli

It can be very easy to point out the window… The challenge is to look into the mirror. A quote attributed to Alan Alda reminds us that our “assumptions are the windows on the world. Scrub them off every once … Continue reading →

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(#319) Relationships and Leadership

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Steve Piscitelli

The demagogic hot head may catch attention—for a while. But soon he will burn his staff out. Relationships. The concept keeps appearing in one way or another. If we fail to pay attention to the importance of authentic human connections, … Continue reading →

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(#316) Process, Trust, And Organizational Growth: An Optimistic Approach

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Steve Piscitelli

Trust is what teams, students, teachers, employees and leaders need in order to challenge the process on the way to a better answer.   Earlier this week I stumbled upon some notes from a meeting I attended more than two … Continue reading →

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(#314) P2P: Building A Story

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Steve Piscitelli

Every encounter is a story waiting to happen; a story waiting to be written. This blog has often covered the importance of relationship building. It remains a key feature of my 7Rs model for for student, workplace, and life success. … Continue reading →

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(#310) Plussing + Amplification = Authentic Quality

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Steve Piscitelli

What can you do this week to plus a situation and amplify someone’s position? Seasoned Improv players understand and regularly use the “Yes, And” strategy. “Yes, And” moves a scene and its players along. “Yes, But” is a scene killer. … Continue reading →

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(#306) The Power of Empathy For Self

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Steve Piscitelli

The first person we have to lead and be true to remains ourselves. On an episode of Super Soul Sunday, Daniel Goleman (Emotional Intelligence) and Oprah Winfrey had a far-ranging conversation about Goleman’s signature subject of emotional intelligence.  Consider Emotional … Continue reading →

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(#297) In Their Words: Leadership and Collaboration

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Steve Piscitelli

The leadership concepts and exhortations below can be summed up in a word, RESPECT. Respect for your abilities, respect for your followers, respect for your team, respect for the mission, respect for humor, and respect for relationship building. My inspiration … Continue reading →

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(#296) Not Us. Them.

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Steve Piscitelli

“A building is not just about itself, but the place where it resides.”-Craig Dykers Did you hear the one about the college president’s view of how to handle struggling students? Reportedly his suggestion was to “drown the bunnies.” No, that’s … Continue reading →

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(#276) Mistakes, Disappointments, Curiosity and Growth

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Steve Piscitelli

When we choose not to dare because we might “risk feeling disappointed” we end up “choosing to live disappointed.” Nearly thirty years ago I made a huge professional mistake.  At that time I decided to make a career move from … Continue reading →

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