![]() ![]() ![]() People are always watching, and every interaction we experience has the opportunity to reinforce our positive message, or, completely negate the message we just professed. ![]() But as leaders, we need to be mindful of how we show up. So perhaps the previous year, I caught him in a moment of stress, and he wasn’t his best self. Interestingly, last year I re-met this speaker at a national conference, and he was friendly and engaging. Yet the minute he walked off the stage, it was like he got out of character and stopped playing the part. It was ironic since his speech was about building rapport. He was so concerned with getting his books ready for the audience to purchase, that he missed an opportunity to really make a connection with someone right there in front of him. Right after he finished speaking, I excitedly approached him to share our mutual connection of small upstate New York towns when he totally blew me off. Immediately, I felt a connection to this speaker he grew up in a small town in upstate New York just ten minutes from my hometown. A well-known speaker was presenting to the group the importance of building rapport with an audience when he happened to mention the town he grew up in. This reminds me of an interaction I experienced several years ago at a chapter meeting for the National Speaker’s Association. It’s not the words you say that matter, it’s the actions you take.īehind everything great is a quality that brings it to life - action. There are some things we can learn about leadership from Ellen DeGeneres. Ellen’s current predicament is a great leadership lesson for all of us. I don’t know if these stories are true, but they are certainly compelling given various instances shared of Ellen being more mean-spirited than kind-hearted. Multiple news outlets have been circulating employee and celebrity stories accusing Ellen of not living up to her declaration of “be kind to one another”. ![]()
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