I recently attended the entrepreneurship conference, Unpolished, hosted at Crossroads Church. Crossroads’ pastor and author Brian Tome kicked off the conference with a story that is relevant for any leader running an organization. Brian told the story of a vacation he and his wife took to Costa Rica. As they…
It seems as if Halloween is the only time of the year where it is acceptable to discuss fear. Yet, even then, fear is not discussed in terms of its often very real role—that of influencer. Do you recognize the influence fear is having in your life? When big decisions…
This week's insights come from speaker and leadership coach, Jennifer McClure. Centennial's passion for hiring, developing, and retaining top talent fits perfectly with Jennifer's passion. Here's a bit of wisdom from her years of experience. As a speaker and leadership coach, my passion and purpose in life is to help…
Many organizations feel an executive search firm is not worth the expense. They are of the opinion that they can do everything internally that an executive search firm would do and by doing it themselves, they can save a bunch of money. That could be. I’ve identified 4 components that…
Carol Butler hired as the next President of the country’s largest university-based educational resource for family and private businesses. Cincinnati, Ohio – Oct. 10, 2017 – Carol Butler has been named president of the University of Cincinnati’s Goering Center for Family & Private Business. She succeeds Larry Grypp who served…
You are never the same after you hear the words, “you have cancer.” As much as no one ever wants to hear those words, you can learn a lot from the battle. I’ve been diagnosed with cancer 3 times, the most recent being breast cancer in 2015. I can easily…
Leaders are driven to succeed. It’s a necessary quality that moves society forward, finds solutions to problems, and improves our quality of life. However, as with anything, that drive can be too extreme and too self-focused. That’s what we want to examine. Who are you serving in your drive to…
It’s Monday! I am sure your week is chock-full of busyness. However, are the “right” things on your to-do list? A great way to answer this question is to evaluate each task on your list against this question: How will this [task/meeting/lunch/phone call] benefit our customer? In other words, if…
Mary Poppins was onto something when she melodically declared, “a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.” Unfortunately, there’s a lot more stress available than sugar in the average day. But fortunately, a "spoonful of stress" can also be quite motivating when you need to tackle a big job.…
