Statement from Stefanie Mockler on the Cancellation of SXSW 2020
Leading up to Friday’s decision from the City of Austin to cancel this year’s SXSW festival, I was excited to present on the topic of how men can lean in as allies to help women rise. While I am saddened …
Learning from Experience and a Trip to the Moon: An Interview with Dick Richardson
Haleigh Williams and Stefanie Mockler recently had the pleasure of interviewing Experience to Lead co-founder Dick Richardson to learn more about his background, discuss all things “leadership,” and get a preview of some topics detailed in his new book Apollo …
Family Business Transitions: How to Build an Early Leadership Development Program
Transitioning leadership from one generation to the next is a pivotal evolution in any business, but it’s particularly so in family businesses where the likelihood of failure is quite high, and the interpersonal dynamics are more complicated and nuanced. To …
Four Books to Add to your List (Plus 5 We’ve Added to Ours)
As the year comes to a close, we’re looking back and reflecting on a learning-filled 2018. One of the ways that I pursue my own personal development is through reading, and this year I read several books that anyone looking …
Skills of World-Class Leaders: Balancing Results with Collaboration
While collaborative skills are increasingly sought-after in the workplace, the need to achieve results has, of course, not diminished in importance. These two critical skill sets – teaming and driving – can often feel like they’re in tension, and require …
Practice Makes…Less Than Perfect? The Risks of Perfectionism
Do any of the quotes below sound familiar? “I set very high standards for my team, and at times, I can push for perfection.” “I don’t expect perfection from others, but I will spend as much time as needed to …
Identify Your Values & Use Them to Make Decisions
Off the top of your head, can you name your 5 most important values? I recently spent the day with a leadership team undergoing a cultural transformation. Their organization had just identified a set of core values tied to the …
Identifying High Potential Leaders: Are there gender differences?
The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is to #BeBoldForChange with the goal of continuing to create a more inclusive, gender equal world. In honor of yesterday’s International Women’s Day, this post responds to one call of action to: …
Leadership Presence: Define it, Develop It, and Use It
Leadership presence is and has been a hot topic for a while now. Yet, despite its popularity and widespread use as a term, it remains difficult to pinpoint what leadership presence is. We know when someone has it – and, …