by Jim Struck | Sep 29, 2020 | Communication, Uncategorized
“If at first, the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it.” – Albert Einstein I was talking with Richard the other day when he shared a story from one of his mentors from years ago. From time to time Richard would take a thought or idea to...
by Jim Struck | Dec 4, 2017 | Communication, Leadership Effectiveness, Uncategorized
I learned some time ago that leadership is really about relationship; that the by-product of that relationship is influence. Recently, that led me back to the book, Influencer, by Patterson, Grenny, Maxfield, McMillan, and Switzler. It had been a while since I had...
by Jim Struck | Apr 4, 2016 | Articles, Communication
For the better part of the first half of my life I viewed conflict as something to be avoided. I grew up as one of the 84% of this world that are conflict adverse. I wanted to be liked and loved. In my head that meant avoiding conflict with people. My...
by Jim Struck | Mar 7, 2016 | Articles, Communication
Last week I was talking with a high potential leader. It was a casual conversation about how they came to get into leadership, about their family, and about what they wanted to ‘get’ from their job. It was one of hundreds of similar conversations I have had over my...
