Author Archives: Sheri Browning
The Science and Art of Making Good Decisions
It’s spring – and for a certain sub-set of the population that can only mean one thing – college decision time! Yes, for those of …
Simplifying the Art of Persuasion – How to Make a Case for Change
Persuasion – it’s such a powerful word and such a critical skill for leaders to employ on a daily basis. Most of us are used to …
How to Manage Stakeholders Who Don’t Have Time to be Stakeholders
Have you ever known anyone who seems to work with a “hair on fire” approach? You know them – folks for whom everything is a …
What Talented Leaders Understand About Disappointment
My dear friend Amy Tirion, founder of Delight for the Soul and an all-around wise, wonderful and beautiful person, recently posted a great blog on …
3 Reasons Why Hero Worship is Dangerous
I’ve been contemplating the concept of what constitutes a hero lately. It’s hard not to do with the Olympics and tragedies that have unfolded in the …
5 Change Leadership Lessons Learned from an IT Implementation
One of my favorite areas of Change Leadership is leading and supporting huge IT projects with Enterprise Resource Planning (or ERP) implementations. ERP software provides a business …
Stuck in a Communications Rut?
During a recent dinner conversation with friends, they lamented the loss of personal interaction with their teenagers…replacing real conversation/ dialogue with Tweets, texting and Facebooking. While …
Making Stakeholder Engagement Practical
I read a great post recently about “Managing Change from the Middle” by Manie Bosman. The key principle outlined is that it’s oft-decried “Middle Management” who …
What Does Being a “Strategic Leader” Really Mean?
Facebook’s recent purchase of Instagram has made headlines recently when they purchased the popular photo-sharing site for a cool $2 Billion Dollars. Did you know …
4 Principles Driving Change
I admit it. I’m freaking out over change. Any of you with kids “of a certain age” will understand when I tell you that I’m …