Francie Van Wirkus's Blog, page 22
October 2, 2017
Successful Leader Fortunes: 6
A blog series tied a leadership YouTube video by AB2 Consulting Services, LLC. Imagine fortune cookies cracked open, the fortune is read, along with the statement “as a leader.” Then discuss. Consider trying it with your own team. Fortune: good things will come to you in due course of time, as a leader. This fortune reminds me of how as leaders (Dev team members, parents athletes), we want to be…
September 27, 2017
Successful Leader Fortunes: 5
A blog series tied a leadership YouTube video by AB2 Consulting Services, LLC. Imagine fortune cookies cracked open, the fortune is read, along with the statement “as a leader.” Then discuss. Consider trying it with your own team. Fortune: rough times are behind you…as a leader. So you and your team are going through a tremendous amount of turmoil and change. Maybe people are going to lose their…
September 25, 2017
Successful Leader Fortunes: 4
A blog series tied a leadership YouTube video by AB2 Consulting Services, LLC. Imagine fortune cookies cracked open, the fortune is read, along with the statement “as a leader.” Then discuss. Consider trying it with your own leader team. Fortune: you will enjoy true bliss in whatever you do…as a leader. Building on our last discussion…Do you trudge through your days leading with the week’s…
September 20, 2017
Successful Leader Fortunes: 3
A blog series tied a leadership YouTube video by AB2 Consulting Services, LLC. Imagine fortune cookies cracked open, the fortune is read, along with the statement “as a leader.” Then discuss. Consider trying it with your own leader team. Fortune: you will enjoy true bliss in whatever you do…as a leader. Do you trudge through your days leading with the week’s dysfunction (most companies have some…
September 18, 2017
Successful Leader Fortunes: 2
A blog series tied a leadership YouTube video by AB2 Consulting Services, LLC. Imagine fortune cookies cracked open, the fortune is read, along with the statement “as a leader.” Then discuss. Consider trying it with your own leader team. Fortune: you will enjoy peace and harmony in life, as a leader. Do you honestly enjoy your job? Or, do you create coping mechanisms that provide false…
September 13, 2017
Successful Leader Fortunes: 1
A blog series tied a leadership YouTube video by AB2 Consulting Services, LLC. Imagine fortune cookies cracked open, the fortune is read, along with the statement “as a leader.” Then discuss. Consider trying it with your own team. Fortune: You will enjoy peace and harmony in life…as a leader. Without even knowing it, many leaders inspire chaos within their teams. They dive in and not only tell…
Ironman Wisconsin 2017 Race Retrospective
Ironman Wisconsin 2017 Race Retrospective
Short story: I didn’t compete this year, due to a stress fracture in my left foot. This blog shares what I’ve learned. Longer story: My current completed Ironman record of 6 for 10 really bothers me. Friends who don’t understand competing in Ironmans say “All that training! All that money!” And the comment that really gets me wound up, “Maybe it’s time you stop doing them.” Friends who get it say…
September 11, 2017
Value & Meetings, part 3
Part 3 of 3 in a blog series on value: An excerpt from Permission to Lead, book2 of The Dominant Gene series. Main character Joel, an IT director at Watzka Legacy, is talking with the CIO about changing his calendar to be value-based. “An agile leader doesn’t stay in the office and make people come to them. They practice go & see, a lean leader principle. The agile leader serves teams by getting…
September 6, 2017
Value & Meetings, part 2
Part 2 of 3 in a blog series on value: An excerpt from Permission to Lead, book2 of The Dominant Gene series. Main character Joel, an IT director at Watzka Legacy, is talking with the CIO about changing his calendar to be value-based. “An example of waste that we must do but does not add customer value is sending in your budget numbers for the next year. A leader has to do that to keep the…
September 4, 2017
Value & Meetings, Part 1
Part 1 of 3 in a blog series. An excerpt from Permission to Lead, book2 of The Dominant Gene series. Main character Joel, an IT director at Watzka Legacy, is talking with the CIO about changing his calendar to be value-based. I share what I know about the concept of value: the main goal is to provide the best value to the customer with as little waste as possible. Waste is a huge topic that I…
