Category: Leader2Leader

We spent some time with Kate Tillotson, Evening Anchor at WMMT-TV (CBS), to hear her thoughts on leadership, basketball, and more. What is your leadership philosophy? The three P’s: passion, purpose, and people. You don’t inspire people with what you do, but why you do it. My role is to be the pacesetter. I lead […]

Kevin McLeod, Vice President and General Manager at Rogers Athletic, sat down with us to talk leadership, video games, and more. What is your leadership philosophy? Don’t stand still. I think leaders should do something, even if it’s wrong. My leadership style has always been a lot of doing and not a lot of talking. […]

Patrick Scheffers tells us about his journey to leadership, the importance of creativity, and more. How do you define leadership? Leadership is the act of driving a committed mission, and continuously delivering positively to better a group or organization. What is the most important decision that you can make as a leader in your organization? […]

We spent some time with Danielle Anderson, Principal at Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C., to hear her thoughts on leadership, public speaking, and more. How do you define leadership? Leadership is the ability to instill confidence and inspire others to be the best version of themselves. What is the most important decision that you […]

Josh Iocca, Manufacturing Manager at Flowserve Corporation, tells us about leadership, purpose, and more. Define leadership. Leading multiple people to a desired vision. Who has had a tremendous impact on you as a leader? I pull from anybody that I come in contact with, even my kids on the baseball field. I watch how kids […]

We spent some time with Lori Green, Director of Business Development and Marketing at CSM Group, to hear her thoughts on leadership, Millennials, and more. Define leadership. If you don’t have self-awareness, you can’t lead other people. Who has had a tremendous impact on you as a leader? I’ve learned great things from the many […]

We sat down with Rick Searing, International Baccalaureate (IB) Educator and Diploma Program Coordinator at Portage Northern High School, to get his perspective on leadership, briefcases, and more. Define leadership. The ability to get a group to come together around a goal. Who has had a tremendous impact on you as a leader? My wife […]

We spent some time with Troy Cuvelier, President at Integrated Technologies, to hear what he had to say about leadership, cell phone apps, and more. Define leadership. Inspiring, always learning, educating, optimistic, listening, caring, compassionate, appreciative, team-focused. Who has had a tremendous impact on you as a leader? My grandmother. She instilled in me, from […]

We took some time to talk with Sophia Quinn, Regional Sales Manager at Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan/Blue Care Network, to hear her thoughts on leadership, motivation, and more. Define leadership. The ability to bring a group of people together to attain a common goal. Who has had a tremendous impact on you as […]

We sat down with Lauryn King, Team Leader of the Test Lab at Eaton’s Center of Excellence, to hear what she has to say about leadership, tough decisions, and more. Define leadership. Leadership is being a developer, raising up your team, and empowering them to learn new things and develop themselves. Who has had a […]

We sat down with Dan Jaqua, President and Owner at Jaqua Realtors, to hear his thoughts on leadership, lunch, and more. Define leadership. Observation brings understanding. Understanding brings tolerance. Tolerance brings direction. Direction brings followers. To me, that’s what leadership is. Observation is the ability to observe what’s going on—the ability to observe in any […]

We sat down with Travis Cree, Senior Associate II of Biometrics and Project Management, at Zoetis, to hear his thoughts on leadership, mentors, and more. Define leadership. Leadership is mobilizing others to make a change, process, or environment. Who has had a tremendous impact on you as a leader? My boss in college, Dr. Damon […]