A couple of weeks ago I invited my readers to share their own answers to the leadership questions I had been asking other leaders. I have some great leaders reading my blog…some of whom I have never met. This has been a great experiment. I’m learning from some leaders who weren’t on my radar previously.
If you are following this series, I’m interviewing some of the leaders who follow this blog.
Susan Bordewyk has a great online presence. I easily found her on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Read another great interview from Susan:
I opened my weekly interview series up to my readers last week. What an awesome idea! I got some great response. Over the next few weeks, I’ll share two each Tuesday. Look for another one later today.
Obviously there is far more than what I will share here to learn about public speaking, and I’m certainly not an expert, but a few of the things I learned I have tried to incorporate into my public speaking. Here are 7 basic reminders for public speaking:
Every Tuesday since late 2009, I have featured another leader in my 10 question interview series. You can read all of them HERE. I’ve enjoyed this series and while there are a few leaders I am still hoping to interview, I decided I wanted to hear from another great leader:
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Perhaps that’s your story today. The journey has gotten much harder than you expected and the days ahead seem unbearable. Some days you would just rather quit trying.
Steve Keating is an online leadership influencer extraordinaire. His Twitter posts are consistently re-tweeted and his insight is valuable for me and thousands of others who follow him. I decided it was time to get to know the man behind the leadership tweets.
Cheryl Smith is an author, speaker and consultant who understands the power of social media. As an online friend, Cheryl has inspired me with her leadership and networking skills. Cheryl is consistently connecting me with other pastors she feels would mesh well with me. She’s always right. I suspect she does this for others also.
It reminds me of an important principle about leaders. Real leaders don’t need to have a position to make a difference.
I have posted many times before about my attempt at discovering my strengths and weaknesses. The older I get the more I realize things I’m not good at doing. This discovery process has led me to what I believe is the perfect combination on a team:
