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181: Appreciation: Write Your Thank You Notes

January 7, 2019 1 Comment

Appreciation acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts. —Alan Cohen On Today's Episode: Carla and I explore appreciation Starting your new year on a positive note Southwest Michigan First's culture of thank you notes Reflecting through the year and thanking the people that made an impact My examples of the thank you notes I'm writing Shameless plugs for my new book Uniquely You, coming out May 21! I hope you had an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: Always Forward, appreciation, Carla Sones, development, employee retention, growth, leadership, leadership development, podcast, professional development, Ron Kitchens, saying thank you, skills, Southwest Michigan First, thank you notes

147: The Attitude of Gratitude

April 16, 2018 Leave a Comment

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. - Melody Beattie On Today’s Episode: Where Ron's gratitude journey started Using gratitude as a reflection tool The importance of setting time aside to be grateful What "Catalations" are at Southwest Michigan First Other businesses that participate in regular thank you notes The attitude of gratitude Always Forward. Ron Question: How would a regular showing of gratitude … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: Always Forward, attitude of gratitude, Carla (Winchester) Sones, development, gratitude, growth, leadership, podcast, professional development, Ron Kitchens, thank you notes, Thankful

What Makes A Great Leader? (Part 2)

April 14, 2015 Leave a Comment

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. – John Maxwell In today’s podcast, Amanda and I continue our conversation answering the question: What makes a great leader? Follow along with the leadership traits that we unpack today... Leaders are lifelong learners. You can’t expect to be a great leader unless you continue to learn from other great leaders. Guard against complacency. Leaders are fanatics about handwritten notes. Leaders have stationary and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: Always Forward, John Maxwell, Kalamazoo, leadership, leadership characteristics, lifelong learning, Ron Kitchens, thank you notes, What makes a great leader

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