by Shawn Doyle | Apr 18, 2018 | Foundations of Motivation
A bright young college senior recently asked me a compelling question. The question was “Once I graduate, how do I become an expert and thought leader in my field?” My answer: “Seek total and complete mastery.” That led to a dialogue about what true mastery means. I...
by Shawn Doyle | Apr 12, 2018 | Foundations of Motivation
I travel all over the world as both a trainer and a speaker, and leadership development is the focus of my work. I have come to a realization – it is time for a revolution in the way we think about, train, and develop leaders. In fact, let’s just scrap it all...
by Shawn Doyle | Mar 28, 2018 | Foundations of Motivation
Do you want to make sure you and your team are ready for next year? The key is to develop your single biggest, and often most overlooked, asset: the undeveloped talent of each team member. Here are ten elements for developing people. #1 — Everyone gets development- If...
by Shawn Doyle | Mar 6, 2018 | Blogs, Foundations of Motivation
Let’s talk about the definition of purpose. The way I define purpose is, “The reason you are on the planet.” Let me give you an example: Take two people who are both attorneys. Attorney #1 (we will call her Susan) goes to law school because she wants to make the big...
by Shawn Doyle | Oct 19, 2017 | Foundations of Motivation
I was approached by my bank, who we’ll refer to as BIG Bank, ten months ago. Their pitch was, “Gee, we think you are a great customer, and we appreciate your business, so we would like to refinance your mortgage because the interest rate is a bit high.” After much...
by Shawn Doyle | Oct 12, 2017 | Foundations of Motivation
I recently returned from the conference of the National Speakers Association (of which I am a member). What stuck with me was that everyone I talked with said the same thing: “This conference was the best I have ever been to! I felt so welcome!” What makes this...
