Upon relocating to her building’s executive floor after a promotion, a former CFO explains why she moved back to the floor of her previous department. When I took my first Chief Financial Officer (CFO) position, I had the normal trepidations. Can I do the job? Am I in over my head? And ultimately, what was I thinking? However, I also …
Rent-A-Center COO Mitch Fadel sums up key qualities of a great leader, from a having a positive attitude to being trustworthy. Great leaders are, by nature, positive people who envision the betterment of the people and the entity they lead. They encourage the spirit of people they interact with, and maintain a positive, I-know-you-can-do-it approach. Their conversations and actions are …
An environment employees want to work in makes for better leadership opportunities, according to 7Summits CEO Paul Stillmank American business mogul John D. Rockefeller once said, “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” As Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of 7Summits, a social business solutions provider, I am keenly aware of a leader’s role in …
Life Time Fitness’ SVP of HR explains how he developed his leadership practice based on a classic Chinese text. Over the last 4 years I have developed a Leadership Practice called Power 81. This practice is based on 81 verses, adapted from the Tao Te Ching, that when applied to leadership can assist you to tap into an amazing power. …
Carter’s CIO Janet Sherlock discusses career, family and the partner who makes it possible to have both. Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from Janet’s feature article scheduled to appear in the May/June 2014 issue of Forefront. As the CIO of Carter’s Inc., a wife and the mother of 10-year-old twin daughters, Janet Sherlock is a woman who has it …
Leadership is different to everyone. Forefront set out to learn what are network thinks a leader is. Merriam Webster dictionary gives a few different definitions of the word “Leader,” such as- “something that ranks first,” “guide or conductor,” and “person who directs a military force or unit; a person who has commanding authority of influence.” In business, all of these definitions …
Howard Ecker shares the characteristics of offices that keep employees motivated. Productive office space is created and nurtured by many different things. In today’s working world, it is important to tailor your office space to the needs, wants and expectations of current and prospective employees as well as the clients you serve. One Roof Getting everyone under one roof at …
A mother taught this keynote speaker to beat the odds by zeroing in on the “inside stuff” Leadership, like a marathon, is an endurance event. On a day-to-day basis you are bombarded by challenges, having to do more with less, and keeping pace with the competition. Ultimately, when it comes to your victory as a leader, it is not the …
Executive leadership coach, Sara Harvey Yao, explains how to be a champion in the board room In the aftermath of the Championship win of the Seattle Seahawks, high-performers of every kind are looking to the Seahawks for their secret to success. Champions on the field and the boardroom should take a page from Coach Pete Carroll’s playbook and learn that …
Three things to keep in mind when having a difficult conversation with a coworker, employee, or boss. To successfully navigate workplace conflict, managers must be able to confront team members in a positive, productive manner. Whatever the situation, whether two people are actively quarreling or whether one person’s behavior is impacting the entire work culture, a manager must be able …
