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.

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

I Remember All Too Well

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It started like any other morning, listening to the news in the car while stuck in Washington, DC commuter traffic. I was in uniform, report...

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Being Treated as a Person

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A friend of mine recently posted on Facebook about his new job in a state government agency. His story provides a good example of the im...

Saturday, July 18, 2015

Keep Trying New Things

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Sharing this post here that I originally wrote for the National Association of Government Communicators blog "Adventures in Government ...

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Everything I Needed to Know in Life, I Learned from Monster Movies

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The first piece in my massive collection of monster toys was this 1990's reissue of the Dracula model I had as a kid in the 60s. T...

Sunday, December 21, 2014

Share Your Light and Grow Brighter

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I love this story told by Ella Fitzgerald. “I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt ... she personally called the owner of the Mocambo, and to...

Saturday, September 6, 2014

What example do you set?

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I had an important reminder recently that there are more important things than whatever is going on at the office. I always stress to o...

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Let the experts do their jobs

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Every organization goes through it. The hiring process can be a grueling affair. You send out an announcement, screen through possibly hund...

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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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