“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what your gonna get” – Forrest Gump (editors note: orginally published on 2/01/2009) Life is Like a Box of Chocolates One of my favorite movies of all time is “Forrest Gump”, not because it’s a great story and very well made film, but because it teaches…
by my dear friend and CEO Coach Debra Benton Business Integrity 101 I’d like to share some lessons I’ve learned about integrity from speaking with the best business leaders out there: The same show has to go on in front as on the “backside of the curtain.” Your outward appearance has to show what’s beneath…
“Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.” Anais Nin by my buddie Sean Patrick Simpson fromMindsetapprentice.com Earlier last month we discussed the blessings of failures and…
Coaching Tips from the New England Patriots photo credit: believekevin By Debra Benton On assignment in California I happened to stay at the same hotel the New England Patriots football team was using. Naturally I made a point to seek them out to talk to (not stalk mind you!) in the lobby, the restaurant, and…
How To Think Like a CEO 22 Vital Traits You Need to be the Person at the Top by Debra Benton • Be secure in yourself: No one makes you feel inferior without your consent. • Be in control of your attitude: Success in business is based more on mental attitude than mental capabilities• Be…
Honesty: A Primary Leadership Tool by Debra Benton In a time when the government circulates disinformation to fight terrorism, and executives at Enron, Tyco, and Qwest manipulated their earnings reports for personal gain, it’s important to remind ourselves of the value of honesty. Honesty is truth and integrity. If you are honest you avoid becoming…
My good friend and mentor Debra Benton author of New York Time’s best selling “How To Think Like a CEO” , has spent her life teaching some of the nations top CEO’s how to be more effective and charismatic, so when she speaks I listen. You’ve seen them. People like John Edwards or Carly Fiorina whose…
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