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Have you ever completed an annual review? I believe that everyone should complete personal reviews to evaluate growth, development, and the need for change. At this point, we’ve made it halfway through 2018! The year is moving fast and it’s time to take a moment to evaluate how we’re doing. Think about this. Many people […]

Isn’t it interesting how people always talk about their haters? Songs are written about them, arguments have started because of them, and we see memes on social media concerning haters daily. How many have heard or even used the saying, “My haters are my elevators?” Yes. I have too. I want to let you in

Hello leaders! Guess what? Your change doesn’t have to begin with a new year. At any time you recognize that improvement, change, or realignment needs to occur, that is the time to make it happen. Many times as leaders, we postpone action. Sometimes it’s intentional and other times it’s just learned behavior. Here’s an example:

I once worked at an organization where originally, there was a staff of enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals. When they started in their roles, they came to the weekly meetings with creative ideas and plans that could take the organization to the next level. However, as the meetings were conducted week after week, their motivation

The 2016 Rio Olympics is underway and the athletes have been amazing to watch. Gymnastics is my absolute favorite and my heart jumped with joy as I watched our girls bring home the gold. When I logged onto social media the following day, I found that some people were targeting Gabrielle Douglas, yet again, about

I wanted to use this blog post to tell all the amazing leaders two simple but powerful words. Thank you. Thank you for taking the reins and accepting your leadership role. You could have said no. Thank you for handling the challenges you face every day with courage and class. You could have backed down.

What’s that goal you want to accomplish? What change do you want to see take place? What do you want implemented in your organizations and teams? What’s that dream you desire to see come true? What do you want to see happen in your personal life? What is it? Think about it. Think really hard.

Hello leaders!  I have a question. What type of follower are you? Many times we focus on our leadership development but did you know the type of follower you are determines what type of leader you will be. How well do you follow your leaders? Every leader follows a leader or manager. For example, key

Hi everyone! It’s been a few weeks. There’s been a lot of great things going on with SMR Leadership Solutions, LLC and I’m excited about everything God has in store for my organization. Things have been very fast paced in my personal and professional life and it reminded me that as leaders, we have to

Have you ever met someone who wanted to be a in a leadership or managerial role but never displayed any reason or characteristics why they may be a good fit for that role? Have you ever worked with someone who received a promotion and all the “power” went to their head to the point where