What better way to spend the weekend before the official publication date of the book, than conducting a leadership workshop for some very bright young managers in the Raycom Media group. Raycom believes in growing leaders from within the organization, and each year selects up-and-coming mid-level managers for specialized training. I've played a role in that program for several years running. Being a manager is serious business, of course, but if you read my book, you'll see that I believe levity is a key value of leadership.
As a surprise to the class, Raycom's news VP, Susana Schuler purchased early copies of the book from Amazon.com, and presented each one with a copy, which I then signed. This photo was taken after they learned about the importance of feedback -- and my concept of "feedback glasses" (also in the book.)
We took a few class pictures together, and needless to say, this one is my hands-down favorite.
What better way to spend the weekend before the official publication date of the book, than conducting a leadership workshop for some very bright young managers in the Raycom Media group. Raycom believes in growing leaders from within the organization, and each year selects up-and-coming mid-level managers for specialized training. I've played a role in that program for several years running. Being a manager is serious business, of course, but if you read my book, you'll see that I believe levity is a key value of leadership.
As a surprise to the class, Raycom's news VP, Susana Schuler purchased early copies of the book from Amazon.com, and presented each one with a copy, which I then signed. This photo was taken after they learned about the importance of feedback -- and my concept of "feedback glasses" (also in the book.)
We took a few class pictures together, and needless to say, this one is my hands-down favorite.