Leader Notes

No matter where you go, you encounter great leaders and not-so-great leaders. Sometimes leaders have official positions, and sometimes they are just average members of society. Each of us is a leader in the way that we have the potential to impact others around us. This blog shares stories of leadership, influence, impact, lessons learned, and personal reflections.

Friday, March 28, 2014

Just Call Me A Silly Goose

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Several people have asked me recently about the image of the geese on my website and my professional Facebook page , and about the goose la...

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Back in Balance

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There comes a time in everyone's life when they find themselves not listening to their own advice. Here I am a teacher of motivational l...

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Telling it like it is

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It’s been a terribly long time since my last post and I apologize for that. I’ve been meaning to write this one for a while and visiting my ...

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Milking it for all its worth!

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A senior vice president recently had a baby. Since the doors in all the executive offices in this organization have windows and, thus, offer...

Monday, August 15, 2011

A Quiet Leader and a Life Well-Lived

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This past weekend, in one of the most difficult days of my life, I said farewell to a truly inspirational leader and a dear friend. I only h...

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Saturday, July 23, 2011

Don’t bring me a problem...

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Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, currently the center of media attention himself, claims he did not know that members of his staff were hacking...

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Backed into a Corner by Missing Vertebra (You can’t make this stuff up!)

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This one happened a couple of years ago, but I still cannot believe it. A non-profit in Washington DC had an in-house team of meeting planne...

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About Me

John Verrico: Journalist, stand-up comic, janitor, theater performer, electronics technician, business consultant, disco dance instructor. John Verrico still doesn't know what he wants to be when he grows up but learned not to take life too seriously and to experience everything life has to offer. Former president of the National Association of Government Communicators and Navy Master Chief, John retired from 42 years as a communication professional in media, community, and employee relations. As founder of Share Your Fire, John is now a high-energy, thought-provoking, and humorously nerdy international speaker and leadership coach. He is a nine-time international best-selling contributing author and holds a Masters degree in Organizational Leadership, and a Bachelors in Communication.

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