by Janet Ioli | Feb 24, 2014 | Inspiration Point, Uncategorized
Why does it take a dramatic event or experience in our life to get us to wake up and pay attention to what is really important? I hear stories in my work every day from people who have made dramatic, needed shifts in their lives only after a sudden, world-rocking...
by Janet Ioli | Feb 21, 2014 | Inspiration Point, Uncategorized
Have you ever tried to unlearn your expertise to make way for a new way of doing something? Are you so stuck in your ways that you avoid or dismiss what takes you out of your comfort zone? After years of loyal IPhone and IPad use, I decided to make the shift to a Mac...
by Janet Ioli | Feb 16, 2014 | Inspiration Point, Uncategorized
I was talking to a mid-level leader in a large government agency a few weeks ago about the constant organizational reorganizations and speed of change she was experiencing. “It’s like we are constantly changing out the engine of an airplane while it is in...
by Janet Ioli | Feb 14, 2014 | Inspiration Point, Uncategorized
Today on the occasion of Valentine’s Day, I’m waiting for the results back from a heart test. I had a heart scare a little over a year ago, so a follow-up echocardiogram was in order. The test is non-invasive and uses sound waves to take moving pictures of your...
by Janet Ioli | Feb 9, 2014 | Inspiration Point, Uncategorized
I met Mike Shanahan a few years ago when he first arrived in the DC area to be the new coach of the Washington Redskins. My husband and I were taking our early evening walk and were on the final leg walking back to our driveway. A car pulled into the driveway two...
by Janet Ioli | Feb 6, 2014 | Inspiration Point, Uncategorized
One experience I had with a leader many years ago sticks out in my memory as a vivid example of what I call, ‘Yes-itis’, the deadly ailment running rampant in many of our organizations. I was facilitating a team building meeting for a senior executive and...
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