By Carey Lohrenz Can you be confident, aggressive, and humble? Yes you can. Unfortunately, humility is often overlooked in leadership discussions. And yet it is one of the most powerful virtues. As one of the first female F-14 fighter pilots in the U.S. Navy, operating in one of the highest pressure most extreme environments imaginable,…
10 Ways to Recognize Military Family Appreciation Month By Carey Lohrenz The month of November is Military Family Month. This provides us all the opportunity to celebrate the sacrifices and contributions that service members’ families—military families—have made and continue to make. In his Military Family Month proclamation, President Obama noted that we must ‘remember a most…
How to Make it Through A Stressful Week By Carey Lohrenz How do you deal with a really stressful week? When it is hard to stay positive, and your week has turned into a get-me-the-heck-outta-here kind of week, sometimes you need to change things up. You could always: Take deep breaths Do yoga Phone a…
By Carey Lohrenz As the first female F-14 Fighter Pilot in the United States Navy, I had the honor of operating in one of the world’s most challenging environments, an aircraft carrier. In this fast moving, dynamic environment, continuous change and working under intense pressure were a given. More often than not, things didn’t go…
Fearless Leadership by Walking Around By Carey Lohrenz Fearless Leadership is not accomplished sitting behind a desk or by dictating demands via email. Fearless leadership and leading a high performing team requires you to be visible, be intentional, and lead from the front. Recently I was the keynote speaker for a group of grocery industry…
Remaining Relevant: What do Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather Sr. and Remaining Relevant have in common? By Carey Lohrenz Remaining relevant to multiple generations has become increasingly challenging for every brand. Every generation has its own “Greatest Hits” list, and even legendary sports figures face the challenge of remaining relevant in the minds of younger fans. Competition…
By Carey Lohrenz My Dad gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me. The. Best. Gift. Ever. That kind of unconditional belief created a sense of safety and security that allowed me to believe I could achieve whatever I put my mind to. Powerful stuff… It’s been 5 years…
Three Simple Rules in Life By Carey Lohrenz As the famous sage Yoda once said, “Try not. DO or DO not. There is no ‘try’.” Sometimes even the best leaders can get trapped, spending too much time talking, too much time planning, too much time ‘what-if’ing. Not enough leadership. And not enough time following through on promises. Not…
By Carey Lohrenz Drones are getting a lot of attention these days. First we had the January release of the NOVA PBS documentary, “Rise of the Drones.” Drones have also been recently covered in both the New York Times and TIME Magazine. In fact, there was a cover story on drones in TIME not long after my own…
Three Truths About Teambuilding – And How to Turn Fun Teambuilding into True ROI By Carey Lohrenz Clients and meeting planners are becoming increasingly more conscious of the returns on team building programs. Why? Because organizations and associations waste millions of dollars every year on “Team Building” programs that do not produce the desired results.…
