by Daphna Horowitz | Mar 31, 2022 | Extraordinary Leader, Leadership, Mentoring
Last week we saw the passing of Madeleine Albright, 64th US Secretary of State and the first woman to serve in this position. Take a look at this video, where she captures in 2 minutes what it’s like to be an ambitious, driven woman in a world that wasn’t always...
by Daphna Horowitz | Apr 8, 2021 | Mentoring
I was struck by the story of the cargo ship getting stuck in the Suez Canal last week, causing a backlog of about 450 ships, waiting to cross. It also translated into a cost of billions of dollars in delays to trades and efforts to turn it around. How do you...
by Daphna Horowitz | Mar 5, 2021 | Leadership, Mentoring
Jeff Bezos tells this story of their early days at Amazon, when it was a small operation and they were working out of his garage. The team packed orders off cement floors on hands and knees. At one point, Bezos, bent-over and tired, looked up at his team and said, “I...
by Daphna Horowitz | Feb 26, 2021 | Leadership, Mentoring
“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.”- Ronald Reagan True story… A few years ago, I worked with a leader in Company A (we’ll just call it that)...
by Daphna Horowitz | Feb 19, 2021 | Leadership, Mentoring
“My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus.” – Stephen Hawking As a leader, you’re responsible for keeping your team motivated and engaged. It’s especially challenging in these times with teams...
by Daphna Horowitz | Sep 9, 2020 | Leadership, Leadership Mindset, Mentoring, New Normal
During times of challenge, change and uncertainty, it’s important to keep yourself and your team motivated. And it’s a tough thing to do. There are some days when we wake up wonderfully productive, accomplishing all the tasks that we planned for that day....
by Daphna Horowitz | Jan 9, 2020 | Mentoring
“Since when,” he asked, “Are the first line and last line of any poem where the poem begins and ends?” – Seamus Heaney There are many points in the year where we experience something closing with a new possibility emerging. Some days are...
by Daphna Horowitz | Jul 9, 2019 | Leadership, Mentoring
You’ve certainly heard of the concept of having a mentor. So… What is a leadership mentor? A leadership mentor is a trusted advisor, coach, personal trainer and supporter, all rolled into one. A mentor builds a relationship of trust and offers inspiration both from...
by Daphna Horowitz | Feb 6, 2014 | ExtraordinaryCEO, Learning, Mastery, Mentoring |
Last week I found myself chatting to my sister about a situation I’ve been dealing with, a complex one. Many times through our discussion, I caught myself saying, “It’s complicated.” After a while she responded, “It’s really not complicated, you’re making it...
RECENT PODCAST EPISODES