10 insights to activate millennial leadership — jon mertz
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A farmer’s son, a political appointee during his twenties, and a mar-keting and business development leader over twenty-one years, Jon has worked in large and entrepreneurial companies like Deloitte, IBM, BMC Software, QuickArrow, and Corepoint Health. In 2014 and 2015, Trust Across America-Trust Around the World named Jon one of the
Top 100 Thought Leaders for Trustworthy Business.
Jon Mertz@ThinDifference
VP of Marketing at Corepoint Health
Accept that purpose is more than an idea — it’s a way of life that will activate the leader in you when:
Insight #1
Accept that purpose is more than an idea — it’s a way of life that will activate the leader in you when:
You are intentional, aware, and growing in how you lead.
Insight #1
Accept that purpose is more than an idea — it’s a way of life that will activate the leader in you when:
The initiative itself or the interactions you facilitate have an endearing purpose to the work undertaken, the relationships
developed, and the ideas pursued.
Insight #1
Insight #2
It’s the leader who’s anchored in a defined set of beliefs and philosophies who will ignite greatness in others by living these four truths:
Insight #2
It’s the leader who’s anchored in a defined set of beliefs and philosophies who will ignite greatness in others by living these four truths:
It’s patience that cultivates growth
Insight #2
It’s the leader who’s anchored in a defined set of beliefs and philosophies who will ignite greatness in others by living these four truths:
It’s collaboration that empowers creation
Insight #2
It’s the leader who’s anchored in a defined set of beliefs and philosophies who will ignite greatness in others by living these four truths: It’s only when inspiration is combined with
aspirations do you spur purpose
Insight #2
It’s the leader who’s anchored in a defined set of beliefs and philosophies who will ignite greatness in others by living these four truths: It’s the ability to convert your learning into
tangible results that will enable you to thrive
Insight #3
Patient leaders don’t WAIT; they yearn to achieve something bigger and better. They
set the pace to learning and strengthening their capabilities by doing the work, and knowing
when to change the tempo.
Insight #4
Challenges in life and work will inevitably throw you off-center. Stay balanced by
answering these two key questions:
Insight #4
Challenges in life and work will inevitably throw you off-center. Stay balanced by
answering these two key questions:What beliefs will keep you centered
when times are really good?
Insight #4
Challenges in life and work will inevitably throw you off-center. Stay balanced by
answering these two key questions:What beliefs will keep you motivated
when times are really bad?
Insight #5
Leadership is a combination of how you view challenges, classify choices, and then act.
Next time you’re stuck, remember this:
Insight #5
Leadership is a combination of how you view challenges, classify choices, and then act.
Next time you’re stuck, remember this:Keep the PACE if your heart is at ease yet
your mind is yearning to learn more
Insight #5
Leadership is a combination of how you view challenges, classify choices, and then act.
Next time you’re stuck, remember this:Disrupt your PACE if you’re losing enthusiasm for what you’re doing.
Insight #5
Leadership is a combination of how you view challenges, classify choices, and then act.
Next time you’re stuck, remember this:Take the STRIDE if your heart and mind
are telling you the same thing.
Insight #5
Leadership is a combination of how you view challenges, classify choices, and then act.
Next time you’re stuck, remember this:Avoid the STRIDE if your heart and mind
are in conflict and you churn to find the right answer.
Insight #6
Connect to expand. Collaborate to create. Embrace this code of transparency to facilitate effective collaborations:
Insight #6
Connect to expand. Collaborate to create. Embrace this code of transparency to facilitate effective collaborations:
Lead with empathy. Remember that you’re working with real human
beings with real feelings.
Insight #6
Connect to expand. Collaborate to create. Embrace this code of transparency to facilitate effective collaborations:
Lay out a transparent map.Transparency = clarity. Clarity = focused
actions. Transparency enables interdependent leaders & may strike
fear into independent, self-centered ones.
Insight #6
Connect to expand. Collaborate to create. Embrace this code of transparency to facilitate effective collaborations:
Progress on purpose. You’ll get the best from your team when they’re working
for a greater collective purpose.
Insight #7
If the answer to the Purpose question “Why am I doing this?” leaves you hollow,
try asking these followup questions:
Insight #7
If the answer to the Purpose question “Why am I doing this?” leaves you hollow,
try asking these followup questions:How do I want to be remembered?
Insight #7
If the answer to the Purpose question “Why am I doing this?” leaves you hollow,
try asking these followup questions:How do I want to be remembered?Within my home, and my family?
Insight #7
If the answer to the Purpose question “Why am I doing this?” leaves you hollow,
try asking these followup questions:How do I want to be remembered?
Within my workplace?
Insight #7
If the answer to the Purpose question “Why am I doing this?” leaves you hollow,
try asking these followup questions:How do I want to be remembered?
Within my community?
Insight #8
When you merge a great mind with a great heart, there’s nothing you can’t do.
Insight #9
“We have a shared destiny. We have a shared future.”
- America Ferrera
Insight #10
“Your ability to meet the challenges that you will face is greater collectively & individually than anytime in human history - do not get down;
march on and cross your own bridge.” - Bill Clinton’s message to Millennials
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