by Star Dargin | Nov 16, 2023 | Gratitude, Leaders, Leadership
“Everybody loves the great Ted Lasso. Well, I think you’re a f*cking joke. You don’t belong here,” Nate tells Ted in a scene that physically upsets me. Ted Lasso is one of my all-time favorite shows. It’s funny, entertaining, and deeply human, with the right...
by Star Dargin | Aug 8, 2023 | Leadership, Tool
Leaders are as unique as grains of sand. Eight billion people multiplied by millions of unique situations create many ways to lead. You choose what you want: lead, follow, ignore, or actively oppose each situation. Leadership expert Warren Bennis states that...
by Star Dargin | Jul 16, 2023 | Gratitude, gratitude story, Leaders, Leadership
Don is committed to gratitude and has been his whole life. He once made an ungrateful shopper apologize and show gratitude. He’s made incredible achievements using appreciation as a guide in his over 40 years of leadership as a safety engineer and executive. He had...
by Star Dargin | May 25, 2023 | Books, Leadership
After a handful of people recommending this book and finding a copy in my son’s old college books, I read it! I used it as the book of the month for a leadership book club I run. Some parts were excellent, clear, concise, practical, and interesting. Some were hard for...
by Star Dargin | May 22, 2023 | Gratitude, gratitude story, Leaders, Leadership, Trust
“Real gratitude is about action; words alone can be hollow.”, sums up my interview with Craig, Head of Strategic Planning at a financial firm. Craig shared his views on gratitude at work and discussed his gratitude challenges. Those closest to him know what a grateful...
by Star Dargin | May 8, 2023 | Books, Leadership
Threshold, Liminal, and Change Leader are names given to leaders who must deal with the future, including the rapid advancement of AI. It’s not enough to “pivot”; instead, we must embrace what makes us human and live in a place of unknowing and uncertainty. Nick uses...