Double Edged Swords Cut the Deepest

Liv Hadden — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:43:46 +0000

Why Followership is Essential to Great Leadership Wars are won by great leaders. These great leaders are valiant, strong, mentally capable and physically durable. Their victories inspire nations and their failures teach lessons for generations. Either way, great leaders are remembered and revered. Blah. Blah. Blah. This idea- that leaders win the battles, that leaders [...]

First Quarter Down…Three to Go

Liv Hadden — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 22:04:36 +0000

Wrapping up the first quarter It’s 4th down at the 10, 30 seconds left on the clock in the first quarter. You’re not relying on a miracle for this play- this all boils down to how hard you worked in practice, scrimmages, and the first fourteen minutes and thirty seconds of the game. When the [...]

Will you be my Valentine?

Liv Hadden — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:33:18 +0000

Onboarding a new employee So, you’ve been struck by Cupid’s arrow and found the perfect employee to fill that ‘oh-so-crucial’ role, and, to your extreme delight, they’ve accepted your offer! Now, you must ask yourself, how do I woo them? Onboarding is crucial to the hiring process; if you don’t set appropriate expectations at the beginning of the relationship, it [...]

Retro Comebacks

Liv Hadden — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:21:31 +0000

Why reflections on the past can prevent mistakes in the future Rat tails, shoulder pads, fanny packs, acid washed jeans-these are a few of my least favorite things. This list of offensive trends, when reflected upon, can clearly be labeled hazardous. As we enter the New Year and reflect on 2012, there are, no doubt, [...]

Curtain Call- Leading your Team into the New Year

Liv Hadden — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:19:00 +0000

Hello 2013 Welcome to the end of another year– a time to take inventory, clean up and to celebrate. As all systems are being pushed to the maximum to end the month, quarter, and year with a big bang, remember the people that have made it all possible. So many times as leaders, we are [...]

Gratitude

Liv Hadden — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:54:32 +0000

A Leader’s Thanksgiving The value of gratitude to your team and company November is an important month for several reasons (and no, one of those reasons is not “It’s the last month before Christmas!”). Not only do we celebrate Veteran’s Day, No Shave November, the recently added Movember (men grow mustaches only) to raise awarenessof [...]

Create Order for Leadership

HR Talent — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 03:00:21 +0000

10.11.12 – Todays unique date is a numerical order. There is an order to most things in our lives and todays date seemed the perfect time to look at order and leadership. When we think of order we think of things like 1,2,3,4, left then right, beginning-ending….so is there an order to leadership? Indeed there [...]