What Gets in the Way of Listening? More than we would like to admit. We all like to think of ourselves as good listeners. We nod. We say “mm-hmm.” We even repeat back the last three words someone said so it sounds like we were paying attention.But if we’re honest? Something is almost always getting […]
Norway just knocked five-time champion Brazil out of the World Cup, 2-1, sending the team to its first quarterfinal in history. Erling Haaland scored both goals — a towering header and a curling left-footed strike — but the moment that stuck with me wasn’t either goal. It was what happened after. Every time Haaland scored, […]
Happy Fourth of July and 250 years Our best stories are hiding in plain sight and when we share them we experience ourselves in a new way. Our country exists because hundreds of years ago Native Americans demonstrated Humanity. When ships full of oddly dressed, and very melanin- free white folks staggered across the beach, […]
The Stockbridge Indian Massacre: Death in the Bronx https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/VanCortlandtPark/highlights/11610 The Stockbridge Tribe of the Mohican #FourthOfJuly #AmericanRevolution #HiddenHistory #NativeAmericanHistory #Storytelling #Leadership #LeadershipLessons #StorytellingForLeaders #HumanConnection #Bronx #NYCHistory #VanCortlandtPark #StockbridgeMohican #learnfromhistory #curiousity The post Not All Patriots Looked Like We Were Taught — A Fourth of July Leadership Story appeared first on jryanpartners.com. Originally Published on https://jryanpartners.com/feed/
The New York Knicks’ NBA championship run shows us that long-term turnarounds don’t require endless tanking. Through smart leadership, player development, and a “never say die” resilience, they proved that acquiring the right core pieces can rapidly build a title-winning culture. Specific and actionable takeaways from the Knicks’ historic season include: Resilience and Composure: The […]
What experiences have prompted a sense of wonder and hope in your life? And where did those moments take you? It was 10:56 p.m. EDT on July 20, 1969. I was eight years old, dressed in my pink pajamas, sitting in the living room with my older brother and parents, watching our big black-and-white television. […]
I used to play hide and seek when I was a little girl. I loved playing this game, but as the youngest kid in my group, I was usually discovered pretty quickly—often with a sneeze or a giggle giving me away. The phrase “hide and seek” took on a new meaning as I got older. […]
When #Gina Leow shared her story about a costume mishap during a childhood dance recital at a recent “Stories That Shaped Us” live storytelling event, it touched my heart and inspired me. During her story, she described how her teacher admonished her at the end of her performance and crushed her spirit (for a bit). […]
A story is about how and why life changes. My colleague, Jerome Deroy—CEO of Narativ—and I have hosted two live story-sharing events this winter as part of our “Stories That Shaped Us” Narativ series. Each time, we invited three guests to share a personal story that shaped who they are—and how they’ve applied those experiences […]
Those raised front steps weren’t just concrete and brick — they were a gathering place, a living room open to the street, where neighbors came together when the weather said yes. Side by side. Shoulder to shoulder. Nobody performing, nobody winning. Just people showing up. I’ve been talking about “front stoop moments” in my coaching […]
