Posts in Personal Leadership
Lead In With Lorne - That Birthday Feeling

This week, let’s talk about that birthday feeling. It happened to be my birthday, and the truest gift is being seen, thanked, acknowledged, and appreciated by those around us.



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Lead In With Lorne - What Do You Say to Yourself in the Mirror?

Let’s focus on you this week. How would you rate your level of self-compassion? Do you sometimes look in the mirror and criticize yourself in a way that you would never do to a friend?



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Lead In With Lorne - The Growth and Disruptive Mindset Challenge

This week, we’re talking about the choice of developing a growth and disruptive mindset. Here’s a challenge for you. How have you changed your routine in the last six months? I want to challenge you to commit to this idea, do something about it.



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Lead in With Lorne - Hold Your Technology Horses and Connect Before Content

People like Peter Diamandis and Elon Musk are making incredible technological breakthroughs, however before we start communicating telepathically, perhaps we have a lot of human interaction to prioritize first. Connect before content.



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Lead In With Lorne - Easter Egg Hunting at Work

This week, we’re talking about play and experimentation as leaders with our teams. While it may not be physical easter egg hunting, it still involves exploring. Let me explain.



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Lead In With Lorne - The Don'ts of Remote Working


Welcome to another Lead In With Lorne. This week, we’re talking about the DON'TS regarding remote work.



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Lead In With Lorne - This Sounds Boring But it’s Not

Let’s talk about synchronous and asynchronous working in a remote environment. Sounds boring, but trust me, it’s not! It’s important.

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Lead In With Lorne - One Hour of Intentional Fun (Not Happy Hour)

This week, let’s figure out how to deliver one hour of intentional fun to our teams (more than just happy hour). Also, who’s the leg wrestling champion of Eastern Washington?

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Lead in With Lorne - What’s On The Corner of Your Desk?

This week, we’re talking about what’s left on the corner of your desk… How might we actually get to these tasks? Perhaps here’s an idea on how to truly accomplish this, and improve others as well.

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Lead In With Lorne - Why This Article Ticked Me Off

This week, I’m talking about an HBR article that discussed post-pandemic, and it ticked me off. This article. Hear me out and I’ll tell you why.

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Lead In With Lorne - The Power of Unlearning and Rethinking

Inspired by Adam Grant’s new book, I’m looking into how I can keep unlearning and rethinking to improve results. Hearing stories from wildfire fighters, and others, to help understand that things will continue to change, and we can unlearn and rethink to sharpen our abilities to get better.

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Lead in With Lorne - What Would Your Commercial Be During the Big Game?

It’s the day after the Big Game, and you likely consumed your fair share of commercials in the last 24 hours. If you were going to create an ad for yourself, or your team (not your organization), what would it look like?

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Lead In With Lorne - The View When You Hang Over the Edge

It might be challenging, scary and unpredictable. However, how about that view?

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Lead In With Lorne - Can You Challenge Those You Work For/With?

Do you feel like you can respectfully challenge those you work for/with? And, can your employees challenge you?

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Lead In With Lorne - Losing Things That Irritate You (Lessons From My 6-Year-Old Granddaughter)

Sometimes we learn valuable lessons from observing the most basic of milestones.

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Lead In With Lorne - A Leadership Blueprint For When Major Events Happen

Let’s start of 2021 by talking about how to be the best leaders when major events take place, both inside or outside the office, that are out of our control.

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Lead In With Lorne - Stop Doing Some Things in 2021

Lots of people think about New Year’s resolutions, what are some things we can stop doing in 2021?

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Lead In With Lorne - Run Through the Tape Before Your Holiday Break

Before any yuletide carols, how might we run through the tape before taking our holiday breaks?

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Lead In With Lorne - What Does Connect Before Content Really Mean?


What does connect before content actually mean?


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Lead In With Lorne - Create a Career Highlight Reel


Welcome to another Lead In With Lorne. Ditch that traditional resume. Ever thought about creating a career highlight reel?



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