by danisedistasi | Apr 13, 2021 | Adapt, Adjust, Balance of strong, Be authentic, bold and humble, Consistency, Courage, Fundamentals in leadership, Healthy Culture, Honesty, Humility, Loyalty, Relationships, Respect, Valued
Loyalty is at an all-time low. People jump ship from a favorite brand just because another brand has more likes on social media. After all, we do so much online today, so who would know? It’s not like we have to sit across the desk from a sales rep and explain why we...
by wiadmin | Apr 25, 2018 | Adapt, Adjust, Balance of strong, Be authentic, bold and humble, Consistency, Courage, dreams, Fear and Pride, Fundamentals in leadership, Healthy Culture, Honesty, Leadership, Loved, Relationships, Respect, Servant Leadership, Transparency, Trust, Truth, Unmet Expectations, Valued
I’ve noticed something a bit different lately about Louie, my rescue pup. He really enjoys it when we walk side by side during our walks. What’s different about that, you might ask? He’s always enjoyed our time together and is usually all over the place when we walk....
by wiadmin | Mar 20, 2018 | Adapt, Adjust, Balance of strong, Be authentic, bold and humble, Collaboration, Consistency, Courage, Fundamentals in leadership, Healthy Culture, Honesty, Leadership, Relationships, Respect, The LOUIE model, The PAWS model, Transparency, Trust, Uncategorized
In the last Louie’s Leadership blog, I shared the episode of Louie, my adopted pup, having surgery to remove a growth on his paw. It was a pretty quick decision, with some uncertainty about what the growth was and how he would handle the recuperation period. He...
by wiadmin | Feb 6, 2018 | Balance of strong, Be authentic, Bob Pautke, bold and humble, Collaboration, Consistency, Envy a deadly sin, Fear and Pride, Fundamentals in leadership, Healthy Culture, Ken Blanchard, Leadership, Lynne Ruhl, Michelle Shone, Relationships, Servant Leadership, T.D. Hughes, The LOUIE model, The PAWS model, Trust, Truth
For some reason, this winter has made the ground in our neighborhood very susceptible to moles. You can’t walk in a grassy area without walking over a tunnel dug underground by a mole. And of course, Louie, my adopted pup, is keenly aware of his nemeses lurking just...
by wiadmin | Jan 23, 2018 | Balance of strong, Be authentic, bold and humble, Consistency, Courage, Fear and Pride, Forgiveness, Fundamentals in leadership, Healthy Culture, Honesty, Ken Blanchard, Loved, Moral compromise, People process differently, Relationships, Respect, Servant Leadership, The LOUIE model, Transparency, Trust, Valued
I’ve noticed Louie has an odd habit when we walk. He walks on the street curb like he is walking on a balance beam. And he’s quite good! In fact, many times he will run on the curb and not miss a beat. I joked with our trainer, Zig, sometime back that we should get...
by wiadmin | Jan 3, 2018 | Balance of strong, Be authentic, bold and humble, Consistency, Courage, Fear and Pride, Fundamentals in leadership, Healthy Culture, Honesty, Leadership, Loved, Relationships, sense of awe, Sense of wonder, Servant Leadership, The LOUIE model, The PAWS model, Transparency, Trust, Truth
Louie has slipped back into some of his old bad behaviors. He does not want any other dog to enter into our home. And he’s not too fond of humans walking in either, but he tolerates them. This behavior is displayed only in my home and it wears on me. But then it...
