Lab4Leaders

Tweets from Leadercast 2014 #LCWE14

2014-05-21T10:21:00.000-04:00

There were so many great things happening all day Friday - Leadercast was awesome.

Here are the tweets that rolled to and from our hashtag #LCWE14

With high expectations based on a plan with the people, you can make the underdog come from behind to become #1
The practice of leadership is the daily little things where we put others before ourselves
A leader sacrifices the numbers for the people
You change a heart to change a mind.
People don't follow authority but legitimacy which = Respect, fairness, Trustworthiness
Treat people with respect and remember people listen and copy you
There is no better way to impact society around the world than to build entrepreneurs
an opportunity always comes when your passion and what you're good at meets people's needs
leaders get results and build relationships
bad leadership hold us back, good leadership propels us
If your leadership isn't all about you, it will live beyond you
when you give away power, you lose nothing, you multiply your leadership
the value of a life is always measured by how much of it is given away
Leading as a beyond you leader is a personal decision

There are many more that flowed out the #Leadercast .... such great learning in so many ways.

Thanks again to the participants.

Next year we are focusing on The Brave Ones.....funny how that coincides with my theme for the year!!!

Share your favourites here...

6 Questions

2014-05-14T11:30:00.000-04:00

Here are 6 Questions Every Leader Should Ask - from Andy Stanley, a 3rd year Leadercast speaker who always has great insight and shares thoughts with us regularly that move us forward.

Which gauges should we be watching?
Where are we manufacturing energy?
Who needs to be sitting at the table?
Who is not keeping up?
Where do I make the greatest contribution to the organization?
What should I stop doing?

Each of these questions, no matter what our role in the organization, helps us tap into our leadership and gain a broader perspective of what we do & how we do it. It is extremely important to focus on #6 - and this will be fought decision-making - be ready to stop doing things that do not add value.

The Leadercast Journey

2014-05-07T11:30:00.000-04:00

The day is here. On Friday we will be joining over 150,000 people around the world to celebrate leadership and spend time learning what it means to lead beyond you. This day has the potential to change lives - and believe me it does. I find a new depth and space to my own leadership and how I translate and transmit that to others never ceases to amaze me. (Even my mom, who has been retired for 20 years says she learns new things every year right here!)

I would like to extend a special welcome and thank you to the supporting cast that helps bring this event to life every year for the people of our community. Your thoughts, ideas, words of wisdom and willingness to share your time and your heart truly make a difference and help me stay focused on delivering the best experience possible.

Your leadership in this event has helped us to develop even more - to reach even further, to go beyond.

At Leadercast Windsor Essex this year, we will launch a new leadership initiative called Lab 4 Leaders. Join us as we celebrate this new way to connect and grow as leaders, while growing leaders in our community and beyond.

Ready to Learn

2014-04-30T11:30:00.000-04:00

Leadercast is your opportunity.
Time to think about and spend time with YOU!
You will have time to reflect and contemplate.
You will have time to plan and learn.
You will be given the opportunity to connect and grow.

All this in one day.

Fortunately, you will also have the chance to take all of this home with you, in your own way.
You will be able to focus on how you can change your leadership to reach more people beyond you - those you lead, in new ways.

Think about this - it is your time to invest in yourself and leverage your leadership for the sake of others?
After all, leadership is not about you....it's about those you lead.

The BE of How To Prepare for Leadercast

2014-04-23T11:04:00.000-04:00

This year WindsorEssex Leadercast is being held at the Imagine Cinemas in Lakeshore.
Our first (ad)venture into a theatre setting.

How do you prepare to attend this event? In no particular order....

Be on Time

registration is between 8 - 8:45am
a short welcome address will be on at 8:50am
speakers will kick off at 9am

Be There.

we will ask you to turn off your phone or at least have it on silent (respect for those around you, as well as the time investment in yourself for the day)

let the people back at the office know you are in development day and will get to your messages at the breaks
there will be lots of breaks

Be Ready - bring your business cards

there will be 300+ people to meet....
be open, make new connections
plan to do the follow up after the event

Be On - participate

there will be time to add your thoughts - in words, in writing and more at the event - don't be shy
answer questions

Be All In - take notes

there will be a lot going on all day long so taking notes can help you trigger reminders later as you review the information
we will provide you with a pen, a journal and a booklight
you can also use your tech tools for notes
we will send out follow up notes all year long to help you refocus on your learning from the day

Looking forward to having you out at Leadercast on Friday May 9, 2014.

If you have other ideas on how to prepare for this type of session - please share!

Less than a Month to go

2014-04-16T08:46:00.000-04:00

Time is ticking.
Have you made a space in your calendar for one day.
One day that will connect you with a world of leaders.
One day that will help you focus on you for a change.
One day that will cost you less than a day of golf - and it will go on, rain or shine!
One day that can make a difference in your life as a leader.
One day that can simply make a difference. Period.

See you at Leadercast 2014.

How Do You Define Yourself?

2014-04-09T08:44:00.000-04:00

It's a very simple question.

Thoughts?

Learn more about becoming the leader within at Leadercast 2014.

It's Simple

2014-04-02T08:12:00.000-04:00

Our themes at Leadercast throughout the years have changed. This one has stuck!
Leadership is about the ability to cut through the clutter - our world it too complex not to.
As leaders we need to focus,
we need to help our teams focus,
we need to make time to connect,
we need to be present,
we need to listen with our ears & our hearts
we need to respond,
we need to act.

Be a leader worth following - join the group already attending Leadercast 2014.

Buy your tickets now.

Who Should Attend?

2014-03-26T08:09:00.000-04:00

The Leadercast Speaker line up has a variety of speakers that will touch everyone.

Who should you bring with you to Leadercast?

top performers - help them have a day out to focus on themselves
upcoming leaders - show them how to invest in their own development
clients - share your values and leadership philosophies - your alignment means the world to both of your businesses
vendors - recognize the support they provide you
team members - make it a team development day (we have group rates)
students - engage the next generation in leadership development (we have student rates)

The list could go on.....community leaders, business leaders and leadership-development-seekers attend and enjoy the opportunity to learn with like-minded individuals, as well as network with the locals.

Join us on May 9th for a life-changing day.

What is Beyond You?

2014-03-19T08:32:00.000-04:00

This is where we will focus this year at Leadercast.

How do we look at what we do & move it a step beyond?

This year at Leadercast we will unveil an new local initiative that will help us all reach beyond.

Looking forward to having you there.

Buy tickets today!

The First Lady 2001-2009 Laura Bush at Leadercast 2014

2014-03-05T14:09:00.000-05:00

Laura Bush
First Lady of the United States (2001-2009) Via Exclusive Video Interview

One of the most beloved and admired American First Ladies, for decades Laura Bush has championed key issues in the fields of education, health care, and human rights. She has traveled to more than seventy-six countries, including two historic solo trips to Afghanistan, and has launched groundbreaking education and healthcare programs in the U.S. and abroad. The author of the bestselling memoir, Spoken From the Heart, Mrs. Bush also founded both the Texas Book Festival and the National Book Festival in Washington D.C. Today, as the Chair of the Woman’s Initiative at the George W. Bush Institute, Mrs. Bush continues her work on global healthcare innovations, empowering women in emerging democracies, education reform, and supporting the men and women who have served in America’s military.

Born in Midland, Texas to Jenna and Harold Welch, Laura Bush holds a degree in education and a master’s degree in library science. She taught in public schools in Dallas, Houston, and Austin, and worked as a public school librarian. She was jokingly dubbed “the old maid of Midland” before her 1977 marriage to George W. Bush, “Midland’s most eligible bachelor.” The Bushes are the parents of twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna.

I am sure there is a great story here, as Mrs. Bush has been able to focus on her passion for books and reading to help change the world for the better.

Buy your tickets today at eventbrite or email for group orders

Simon Sinek at Leadercast 2014

2014-02-26T14:06:00.000-05:00

Simon Sinek
Leadership expert and best-selling author

Simon Sinek is an optimist. He believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together.

A trained ethnographer and author of Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, Sinek has held a life-long curiosity for why people and organizations do the things they do. Fascinated by the leaders and companies that make the greatest impact in the world, those with the capacity to inspire, he has discovered some remarkable patterns of how they think, act and communicate. He has devoted his life to sharing his thinking in order to help other leaders and organizations inspire action.

Sinek shares his optimism with all who will listen. He speaks around the globe and has commented for local and national press, including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Houston Chronicle, FastCompany, CMO Magazine, NPR and BusinessWeek. Sinek is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, writes his own blog, simonsinek.com and makes regular guest appearances on MSNBC’s Your Business, among others.

Sinek is an adjunct staff member of the RAND Corporation, one of the most highly regarded think tanks in the world. He is also active in the arts and not-for-profit world, working with Education for Employment Foundation to help create opportunities for young men and women in the Middle East region. When not in hotels, he lives in New York, where he teaches graduate level strategic communications at Columbia University.

Such a great variety of speakers - looking forward to hearing from this expert too!

Tickets still available for early birds until Friday! After that, ticket prices go up.

Hear from Dr. Henry Cloud - the encore performance

2014-02-19T14:02:00.000-05:00

Dr. Henry Cloud
Clinical psychologist and business consultant

Dr. Henry Cloud is a leadership consultant and coach who brings a unique perspective to his speaking and writing. His background as a clinical psychologist and business consultant bridges the gap between what a business needs and what leaders have to do to get results. He has extensive experience as a CEO and Executive Team coach, as well as an organizational consultant in a wide range of companies from Fortune 500 to family-held firms and many boards. He specializes in coaching leaders, building teams, and developing organizational cultures.

In addition to consulting, he built a health care company, which operated treatment centers in forty markets in the Western U.S. and directed it for ten years. This perspective of having created and led a company, as well as consulting with many businesses, gives his message a realistic and practical flavor with which people identify.

The author of over twenty books, including Necessary Endings, Integrity, and 9 Things A Leader Must Do, he has been featured and reviewed in many publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and The Boston Globe.

Dr. Cloud focused on clearing the clutter last year and was in the top 3 speakers selected by our local audience. Don't miss this great opportunity to learn from a learning leader!

Laura Schroff and An Invisible Thread

2014-02-12T13:59:00.000-05:00

Laura Schroff
Former advertising sales executive and best-selling author
Laura Schroff’s book, An Invisible Thread, brings to life the inspiring true story of an 11-year-old panhandler, a busy sales executive, and their unlikely meeting with destiny in 1986. Since the launch in November 2011, An Invisible Thread has been on the New York Times bestseller list for a total of 36 weeks and is the recipient of many prestigious awards, including a Christopher Award, DreamCatcher Award, and the Local Hometown Hero Award presented by New York Congressman Steve Israel.

Laura is a former advertising executive who has worked with several major media companies, including Time Inc. and Condé Nast. Born and raised on Long Island, Laura was part of the advertising team that made USA Today a successful national newspaper. Before helping launch three of the most successful start-ups in Time Inc. history: InStyle, Teen PEOPLE, and PEOPLE StyleWatch—she was also the New York Division Manager at PEOPLE magazine. Laura has also been the New York Ad Manager at Ms. magazine and Associate Publisher at Brides.

Laura loves spending time at her condo on Long Island and visiting with her family in New York and Florida. She lives in New York City with her feisty poodles, Coco and Emma.

I am looking forward to hearing Laura's story - so much to be said for thinking and reaching beyond you.

Tickets on sale now!

Jack is Back in 2014

2014-02-05T13:54:00.000-05:00

Jack Welch
Former CEO of General Electric
Jack Welch is the author of Winning, a #1 Wall Street Journal and international bestseller. In 2001, he wrote his #1 New York Times and also international best-selling autobiography, Jack: Straight from the Gut.

Since 2005, Jack and his wife Suzy Welch have written business columns for several publications, including Business Week magazine, Thomson Reuters digital platforms, Fortune magazine, and
the New York Times syndicate. The Welches have also launched the “Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University,” a unique online MBA and certificate program aimed at giving students around the world and at every career level the tools to transform their lives and the organizations of the future.

Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Jack received his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts and an MS and PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois. He began his career with the General Electric Company in 1960, and in 1981 became the Company’s 8th Chairman & CEO. During his 20+ year tenure as CEO, the Company’s market capitalization rose from $13 billion to $400 billion. In 2000, he was named “Manager of the Century” by Fortune magazine.

Jack was a hit in 2013 at Leadercast - his dynamic style and energy moved the audience to standing ovation! He is a Do Not Miss Speaker!!

Early Bird Tickets still available.

A Conference Call in Real Life

2014-02-04T17:19:00.001-05:00

If you have conference calls, you need to see this......and imagine what is happening when you can't see what is going on elsewhere?

Can you name each team member for yourself?

Cool Movies Producer at Leadercast

2014-01-29T08:00:00.000-05:00

Randall Wallace
Screenwriter, director, producer and songwriter
Randall Wallace is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and songwriter, who came to prominence by writing the screenplay for the 1995 film Braveheart. His work on the film earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay and a Writers Guild of America award for Best Screenplay Adapted Directly for the Screen. His other films, include The Man in the Iron Mask, Pearl Harbor, We Were Soldiers and Secretariat. Randall wrote the lyrics to the song Mansions of the Lord, which is featured in the movie We Were Soldiers and was sung at Ronald Reagan's funeral.

Network and learn with local leaders - buy your tickets today.

David & Goliath Author at Leadercast 2014

2014-01-22T08:00:00.000-05:00

Malcolm Gladwell
Award-winning journalist and best-selling author
Malcolm Gladwell has been a staff writer with The New Yorker magazine since 1996. His 1999 profile of Ron Popeil won a National Magazine Award, and in 2005 he was named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People. He is the author of The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference, (2000) Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (2005), and Outliers: The Story of Success (2008) all of which were number one New York Times bestsellers. His book What the Dog Saw (2009) is a compilation of stories published in The New Yorker and his new book David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants will be published in October.

From 1987 to 1996, he was a reporter with the Washington Post, where he covered business, science, and then served as the newspaper's New York City bureau chief. He graduated from the University of Toronto, Trinity College, with a degree in history. He was born in England, grew up in rural Ontario, and now lives in New York City.

Reserve your tickets today.

See Archbishop Desmond Tutu at Leadercast in May 2014

2014-01-15T08:00:00.000-05:00

Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Nobel laureate & human rights activist
Archbishop Desmond Tutu is a world-renowned human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient. Beginning with his opposition to apartheid in South Africa, he has worked tirelessly to spread peace, justice, and democracy and to end racial divisions throughout the world.
His faith in and commitment to the peaceful destiny of South Africa earned Archbishop Tutu the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize. He served for years as his country's voice of conscience during its long struggle against apartheid. When that battle was finally won, Archbishop Tutu took the lead in ministering to the nation's wounds. His findings as part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission marked a significant step in South Africa's healing process, as well as an international reminder of the commitment to the pursuit of freedom and justice. He is also chairman of The Elders, a nonpartisan group of influential global statesmen, which speaks out against ongoing injustice and works for positive change.
In 2009, President Obama awarded Archbishop Tutu the Presidential Medal of Freedom - the highest civilian honor - for his significant contributions to the nation and the world. In 2013, he was awarded the Templeton Prize for his lifelong work in advancing spiritual principles. The Archbishop's great friend Nelson Mandela perfectly sums up his legacy: "Sometimes strident, often tender, never afraid, and seldom without humor."

Tickets for Leadercast 2014 at Imagine Cinema - Lakeshore, Ontario

Andy Stanley at Leadercast 2014

2014-01-08T08:00:00.000-05:00

Andy Stanley
Leadership author and communicator
Andy Stanley is a sought-after leadership communicator, author, pastor, and the founder of North Point Ministries, Inc. (NPM). Since its inception in 1995, North Point Ministries has grown from one church to five in the Atlanta area and has helped plant over thirty strategic partner churches globally. Each Sunday, more than thirty thousand attend worship services at one of NPM'S five churches. In addition, every month, well over a million people from nearly every country in the world choose to tune in, download, and stream Stanley's teaching content via TV, radio, podcasts, and live streaming. Stanley's books include The Next Generation Leader, Visioneering, Enemies of the Heart, and The Principle of the Path.

Buy your tickets today!

Speaker List Announced

2014-01-03T14:30:00.000-05:00

The 2014 Speaker List

Andy Stanley - Leadership Author & Communicator

Archbishop Desmond Tutu - Nobel Laureate & Human Rights Activist

Malcolm Gladwell - Award-winning Journalist & Best-selling Author

Randall Wallace - Screenwriter, Director, Producer & Songwriter

Jack Welch - Former CEO of General Electric

Laura Schroff - Former Ad Sales Exec & Best-selling Author

Dr. Henry Cloud - Clinical Psychologist & Business Consultant

Simon Sinek - Leadership Expert & Best-selling Author

Laura Bush - First Lady of the United States (2001-2009)

Following blog posts will highlight bios for each speaker.

Visit the website for more details now - click here

Tickets on Sale NOW!

An Experience Like No Other

2013-11-28T11:59:00.000-05:00

In 2013, Leadercast focused on the theme 'Simply Lead'

Speakers like Jack Welch, Coach K and Condoleezza Rice took the stage and not only inspired us, but empowered us to be leaders that Simply Lead.

Part of the experience of a Leadercast event is to learn from leaders around us -including those in our own community. Being able to feel the passion and commitment to developing people, changing the world, changing the game from leaders that are featured yearly can help us see that we can do it too.

We don't have to make large sweeping changes to be leaders - we can, through simple truth, honesty and commitment to growth and connection, build ourselves into leaders of the same calibre - after all, leaders are human. Leaders can be anyone.

Leadercast helps us focus on this.
Leaders are all around us.
We can all be leaders worth following.....

if we choose to.

2014 Leadercast Coming Up!

2013-11-25T13:49:00.000-05:00

We are just getting started!
Leadercast 2014 is coming up and we are ramping up!

Visit our newly updated website: Leadercast Windsor Essex.

We are looking for sponsors and co-hosts - a great way to show your leadership in the community.

We are planning a special announcement for May 9, 2014 that will change the face of leadership in our community.

We are ready to reserve seats and group spaces for you!

Are you ready to be a leader worth following?

Thank You!

2013-05-11T07:00:00.000-04:00

Leadercast 2013 - Simply Lead was a great success - there are not enough words to say thank you to everyone who attended, advised, set up, participated, provided advice and service and so much more.

Thank you to our Sponsors - all listed on the side of this post - please support them!

Thank you to our volunteers & Advisory Team - always ready with a willing hand and a smile!

Thank you to all of our attendees - you make our day extra special

Thank you to Giant Impact for putting all the pieces in place so that we can host a fabulous event here in our local area.

Thanks to my husband & my boys for your love, support, listening and lifting. You are the best - you make me who I am. xo

Don't forget to save the date for next year - our 5th Anniversary: May 9, 2014.

Leadercast 2013 - TOMORROW!

2013-05-09T09:09:00.000-04:00

Tomorrow is the day.

Leaders in Windsor-Essex will participate with leaders around the world to learn new ways to simply lead.

A special thank you to our sponsors all listed in our sidebar.

Please honour them by your support.