“Showing up” can be hard to do in person until we learn how to breathe, listen, have a few stories on hand to facilitate connection Jerome Deroy the CEO of Narativ discovered that we “hit the stage” to perform at a live event on the same day when we were compelled to practise what we […]
By Jerry Zezima If I started my own plumbing business, I would be like the Three Stooges, who played plumbers in one of their classic movie shorts and ended up flooding a house. But if the drain in your shower ever gets clogged, I’m the guy to call. Unlike Moe, Larry and Curly, I somehow […]
By Jerry Zezima If I had my own TV show, a sitcom like “Everybody Loves Raymond” that I would call “Some People Seem to Like Jerry,” the first episode would be about how I can’t work my own TV. That was the sad situation when I had so much trouble with a faulty cable box […]
By Jerry Zezima According to an old saying, which must have been said by somebody old, muscles have memory. I forget who said it because my muscles are soaking in milk of amnesia. Still, I thought I was the oldest member of my gym until I met a guy who was born during the Roosevelt […]
Feedback is an important skill but know how and when to deliver it is an important. I learned this lesson in my grade school in Queens during the annual valentire day card exchange. When I was in grade school, we exchanged little paper Valentines and placed them on our classmates’ desks. A boy named Doug […]
By Jerry Zezima Sometimes a boy just likes to feel pretty. That’s why two of my granddaughters recently gave me a beauty treatment at their very own spa and salon. And I can count on the fingers of two hands how much it cost to be the envy of everyone at an evening gathering where […]
Why Your Cat Sleeps All the Time By Mark, Cat Behavior Analyst (self-appointed) Let’s face it: your cat sleeps more than your Uncle Larry after Thanksgiving dinner. But unlike Larry, your cat isn’t just digesting gravy — she’s plotting. That’s right. Beneath those twitching paws and face-covered naps lies a creature operating on a sleep […]
As I was preparing for the week, I found myself thinking about Punxsutawney Phil.And it struck me: he’s never been recognized as an excellent communicator or a strong leader.We’ve been far too focused on one thing— Early spring or six more weeks of winter.So let’s cut Phil some slack and take a moment to appreciate […]
By Jerry Zezima TOP SECRET To: Tom Cruise From: Jerry Zezima Re: “Mission: Implausible” Dear Mr. Cruise: I am a dashing, heroic and admittedly aging spy cleverly disguised as a syndicated newspaper columnist whose work is highly suspect. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to let me star in the next installment […]
In this debrief episode of Leadership Story Talks, Jerome and I reflect on what we learned from our very first Leadership Story Talks LIVE—a live storytelling event that delivered exactly what it promised, though not in the way anyone expected. What begins as a conversation about a technical glitch quickly becomes a deeper exploration of […]
