Blog - Leadership
3 Energizing Ways to Begin A Meeting
Jul 09, 2018Do you have a meeting in 5 minutes? Not sure how to open it in a way that blows your clients (or coworkers) away? Here are three techniques I use that make people…
Read MoreWhat is Effective Leadership? Sharing Off.
Jun 18, 2018What is effective leadership? It’s recognizing your gifts and your skills and sharing them off. The other day, my daughter and I were enjoying Cincinnati’s famous Graeter’s Ice Cream. There were two or…
Read MoreGoing for the Golden Arches
May 21, 2018Last month, I got to celebrate my friends Jeff and Mary Monfort, owner/operators of several McDonald’s restaurants and the deserving winners of a 2018 Golden Arch Award. Jeff and Mary Monfort are lovin’…
Read MoreEmpowering Your Employees: The Key to Customer Service
May 20, 2018If I walked into your place of business today and brought a complaint about a product or service to one of your front line people — whether a receptionist or someone at the…
Read MoreWant Job Security? Become an Entrepreneur.
May 08, 2018I get it: you need a job that provides an income you can count on. But you shouldn’t have to work in a career that you don’t love in order to pay the bills….
Read MoreHe Does NOT Celebrate Valentine’s Day
Feb 13, 2018Have you ever noticed how some people seem to be celebrating Valentine’s Day every day? They don’t share their love on February 14th only—they are bursting with love year-round for every person they…
Read MoreHow His Insomnia Gave Hope to Thousands
Feb 01, 2018Have you heard of the band Telehope? I’ve been honored to mentor them as they rise to national success. I remember the first time I heard Ben play the piano. He was totally…
Read MoreHow to Present a Message that Sticks
Jan 23, 2018Whether you’re getting ready to pitch the next big idea at your meeting, present in front of your department soon, or have been asked to be a guest speaker at a national convention,…
Read MoreHow Cory Asrilant Went from Frankenstein’s Monster to Executive Director
Oct 25, 2017Picture this: I’m on stage speaking to the marketing department at Universal Studios Orlando, and I look out into the audience and see Frankenstein in the third row. Seriously, I saw Frankenstein. Except…
Read MoreLeadership Life Hack
Sep 13, 2017You may have heard of–or attended–a business training retreat or conference. These can be incredibly useful to learn more about the current business world, new developments in technology or social media and becoming…
Read MoreThe Multi-Million Dollar Question
Aug 02, 2017I work with lots of different corporations that are constantly hiring new employees. Whether you’re an hourly employee, an executive or HR director, anyone interviewing a prospective employee needs to know the multi-million…
Read MoreFRONT ROW with Keith Norman, Food Safety Manager/Assistant Executive Chef, South Point Hotel Casino and Spa, Las Vegas, Nevada
Jul 05, 2017I met Keith Norman in Chicago years ago when we both spoke at the annual Food, Allergy and Anaphylaxis Connection Team (FACT) Society conference which helps teenagers diagnosed with severe food allergies. This…
Read MoreMaking every meal a Happy Meal
Jun 05, 2017So I’m not sure how many of you are aware that we at the Curtis Zimmerman Group have been working closely for the past three years with McDonald’s–not only doing live programs, but…
Read MoreWhat is Living the Dream?
May 22, 2017Everyone will have a best day, and everyone will have a worst day, but the majority of your life will be spent on what I call “just another Tuesday.” Many people spend their…
Read MoreGoing Viral
Mar 13, 2017YouTube stars have discovered the secret to going viral. Forbes recently revealed the top ten highest paid stars on YouTube for 2016 with the number 1 listed as earning $15 million for his…
Read MoreYour employees are stealing from you (and how to stop it)
Jan 16, 2017Check out these two photos I took last week: Here are some fun facts you may not know about cell phone use: Americans check their phone 8 billion times a day Each individual on…
Read MoreHow to Get in a Habit of Taking Initiative
Aug 08, 2015When people hear that they need to take more initiative at work, they often think that means they need to start coming up with life-changing solutions to their company’s struggles–that they need to…
Read MoreThe Five Penny Challenge
Jul 21, 2015“What a great job you did today!” Doesn’t it feel good to hear this? We all love getting compliments, but unfortunately, some of us aren’t as good at remembering to give them. This…
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