I was in a meeting recently and had one of those “a-ha moments” a la Oprah Winfrey.
We were discussing a high visibility project with an ambitious deadline and at the end of the call, one of the executive sponsors of the project directly asked who was accountable for the project (Read – who’s responsible if it fails?) and then continued to the group: “Now- you have all that you need to move forward – I assume you will meet the deadline – and I expect that the results will be fantastic.” read more
When I first joined Carmen’s team years ago she was on maternity leave with her first child. I only knew her from the comments I’d hear from the team –
As a teenager I can vividly remember my mom saying, “You know, Elizabeth, your mother is always right.” In most case, this phrase followed the lesson that I didn’t want to hear and would immediately trigger a roll of the eyes, a huff and a puff, and a sulk off to my room to chat on the phone with my girlfriends. 
I recently sat down with Jen Schulze, a marketing guru at my company. I truly respect Jen’s perspective – especially on tough topics- she is blessed with the unique ability to take a really complicated message and make it simple – put it into plain language that my grandmother could understand. A fantastic skill that I greatly admire.
I’ve been thinking about this blog for a long time– ok a really long time. You see, I love having a career, love being a businesswoman. Even more, I love seeing good people succeed and I’m fascinated by the qualities that make a good leader.
