John Carroll's Journal 2005-03-01T14:21:21Z John Carroll is a professional speaker, seminar leader and organizational development expert with 10 years of experience helping organizations and people excel through memorable, informational and entertaining presentations. tag:www.johncarrollinternational.com,2009:/journal//1 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2005, John Carroll Weathering the Storm 2005-03-01T14:21:21Z 2005-03-01T14:15:48Z tag:www.johncarrollinternational.com,2005:/journal//1.4 2005-03-01T14:15:48Z Trust, ability, knowledge, internal and external communications are just a few of the things expected of the company leaders. How do you stack up? John Carroll john@johncarrollinternational.com Leadership It is the first day of March and we, in New England, once again, woke up to a major snow fall. Business is like that too ... the management team and employees wake up one morning and find a problem (or even adisaster) has surfaced overnight. Both groups look to the leadership team for direction and answers. Trust, ability, knowledge, internal and external communications are just a few of the things expected of the company leaders. How do you stack up?

]]> Amongst the Stars 2005-01-18T16:55:22Z 2005-01-18T16:47:40Z tag:www.johncarrollinternational.com,2005:/journal//1.3 2005-01-18T16:47:40Z For Christmas my wife gave me a quality telescope. In the cold of last night I went out and gazed at the sky. Amongst the many twinkling stars was a bright, steady, off color light. I aimed the telescope in... John Carroll john@johncarrollinternational.com For Christmas my wife gave me a quality telescope. In the cold of last night I went out and gazed at the sky. Amongst the many twinkling stars was a bright, steady, off color light. I aimed the telescope in that vicinity, zeroed in on the object and focused. It was Saturn with its rings crisp as one can see. A sight to behold.

I started thinking about organizations, leadership, and the stars in an organization. Sometimes the contributions of an individual are hidden or masked (in this case as a star)from ordinary view. When you drill down into an organization you start to see the individual contributors, the team players, all the stars who, collectively, make for a bright sky and future for the company.

John

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