by Mary Kelly | May 12, 2015 | business plan, leadership, planning
Are You Leading for the Future? I recently asked a group of executives who they were grooming to lead their company in 20 years. They gave me blank stares as answers. “We are worried about next quarter. We are not even worried about next year.” Exactly. And that is...
by Mary Kelly | Apr 7, 2015 | leadership, military
Leaders Show Up and CareMy first meeting with my new Navy boss, the commanding officer of the base, went pretty much as expected until he said, “Oh, and if any of your people or their family members go to the hospital and are admitted, you need to let my office know.”...
by Mary Kelly | Mar 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
Real Estate Speaker Mary Kelly Addresses Leadership Issues at Joint NAR/CREA AE Institute; Writes Cover Story for Colorado REALTOR Magazine on Growing a Real Estate Business DENVER, March 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Leadership speaker and business growth expert,...
by Mary Kelly | Mar 13, 2015 | leadership
The First 100 Days of New Leadership “I don’t have time to spend with my employees,” the new vice president complained. “I am always running to a meeting or trying to catch up on phone calls or trying to make sure I am reading what I need to read or signing papers. My...
by Mary Kelly | Feb 23, 2015 | books
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield In 2004 I was using Steven Pressfield’s Gates of Fire (about the Battle of Thermopylae between the Spartans and the Persians, also the subject of the movie 300) at the Naval Academy while teaching World Civilization classes. My...