Now that I’m halfway through my Dale Carnegie Course with Dale Carnegie Training of Southeast Michigan, I’ve taken some time to reflect on both what I hoped to accomplish by taking the course and also what I’ve succeeded in improving upon thus far. Many of the Dale Carnegie Principles include skills that I’ll continue to…
Category: Soft Skills
Great leaders marked by four capacities
Tony Schwartz recently shared “The Four Capacities Every Great Leader Needs (And Very Few Have)” on the Harvard Business Review. His points are spot on, and even more importantly, they are things that those of us in leadership roles should aspire to. He says that “Great leaders recognize strengths in us that we don’t always…
Story offers glimpse into local Detroit-area moms club
Time.com recently offered readers a glimpse behind the curtain of a mini culture within metro Detroit, a culture of 80s music, taco salad, Rice Krispies treats, and the exchange of challenges and best practices. We’re, of course, talking about the Grosse Pointe Moms Club. The group includes moms from all of the “Pointes,” five suburbs…
Your attitude will dictate your success (or failure)
“Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, either way you’re right.” – Henry Ford This quote from Henry Ford was one of the first nuggets of wisdom our instructor shared with us on the first day of the Dale Carnegie Course, hosted by Dale Carnegie Training of Michigan. It’s something that has…