by Star Dargin | Jan 22, 2024 | Business, Gratitude, gratitude story, Leaders, Personal
I’m doubling down and committed to bringing Gratitude to the world in 2024. The world needs it; it’s healing and transformational. A summary of some of the gratitude stories collected in 2023 is below. Personally, I am over the moon as my role as grandma expanded to...
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 | Oct 23, 2023 | Business, Gratitude, gratitude story
Marketing was considered evil in the engineering company I grew up in. Over time, I’ve changed that belief and now have respect for marketing and marketing friends. 😊 Suzan is the opposite of evil. She’s in marketing, and I respect her and see her as a genuinely...
by Star Dargin | Sep 12, 2023 | Gratitude, gratitude story, Leaders
Wendy walks her talk and has a title to prove it—her actual job is to infuse gratitude into business culture. Our paths have crossed for decades, but we never met until recently, when a mutual friend introduced us because she noticed we had gratitude in common. Wendy...
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 | Books, Business, Communication, Conflict, Difficult
“You can’t do a remarkable job without having remarkable conversations,” says the author. Fear of conflict, fear of being wrong, fear of speaking up, there are many reasons good conversations don’t happen and good feedback isn’t given. This book inspires and gives us...
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...