Develop others to enable them to become their best. ~ Dr. Donna The best gift that you can give any employee, team, or peer is empowerment. When people feel empowered they can accomplish everything. The energy that an empowered person possess is magnificent and extremely powerful. So, how do you…

I never trusted a person whose eyes I could not see. ~ Dr. Donna Eye contact is very important in Real Leadership. Real Leaders are never afraid to look into the eyes of they that they are leading. If you fail to look into the eyes of those that you…

People will follow you everywhere when they respect you. ~ Dr. Donna It’s easy to work with someone that you respect. You will no doubt achieve outstanding results. Conversely, it’s when you don’t feel valued and appreciated that your performance will suffer. Real Leaders consistently treat their people with dignity and respect. They understand that when people are treated poorly they become resentful and disengaged. The most important aspects to understand about delivering dignity and respect are that, it occurs over time and it must be authentic.

Honesty begins and ends with you. ~ Dr. Donna Your leadership success starts with you being Honest. Real Leader honesty requires self-analysis and being honest on the daily basis. Here are some honesty questions for you to answer: Are you honesty with yourself? Are you honest with others? Are you…

Limits are soooooooo limiting. ~ Dr. Donna Sit and think about areas in your life where you’ve set limits. Why did you set those limits? Was it fear? Lack of skills? Limited access? Not enough inforamtion? No clear pathway? Mindset? Negative self-talk? Discouragement from others? Self-doubt? Lack of support? Too…

The worst conflict is the one that goes unresolved. Most of us would live a full life and be okay if we never had to incur conflict. This however, is NOT likely. Personally, I hate conflict. However, what I hate even more is avoiding conflict. …

This is my fifth grade photo. The photo was taken in the Spring of 1984. It was Christmas 1983, when I had asked my uncle the lawyer, to buy me a suit. I am wearing that Chistmas gift in this photo. Now to the present day eye this looks like…

There is only one thing gained from procrastination…nothing ~ Dr. Donna I like to refer to procrastination as a thief that comes to rob you of your ability to achieve your destiny. The main reason that you procrastinate is because you don’t enjoy what needs to be done. If given…

The best projects are the ones that you complete ~ Dr. Donna Success is all about goal setting and completion. You can only achieve success when you have established a strong system of completing what you start. When you give up you miss out. When you finish what you start, you will learn, grow and develop new skills. Real Leaders understand and know that the finish line is ALWAYS the goal. So Start and Don’t Stop until you cross the finish line!