The hungry vegans aside, the event was going well. He continued to hover. It took a moment before I turned back to him, confused about what more he needed from me.
Author Archives: Michelle Higgins
A Reflection on “Everyday Leadership” Tedx Toronto with Drew Dudley
To me, a leader is someone who uses small acts in everyday life to make better the world of people around them. When it becomes a practice that informs every decision you make, you don’t always remember the act that affected someone else’s life, like the lollipop example that Drew shared.
Are Introverts Smarter than Social Psychologists? Critical Thinking
I’m quite disappointed to say that I don’t hold water with the claim made by the study and trumpeted by the Inc. article that my introversion makes me better at predicting social psychology behavior or at understanding behavior in group settings. In large part because both sides are playing fast and loose with terminology.
A Reflection on My Leadership Styles
Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash Of the six styles featured in Leadership That Gets Results, what is your primary default leadership style? Coaching is my strongest. Weirdly this comes from all of the reading I did as a kid. I feel like I’ve read all of the wrong ways to do things and what hasContinue reading “A Reflection on My Leadership Styles”
Why Bother Getting A Degree Now?
For people of my parent’s generation, college degrees equal money and power. Don’t get me wrong, acquiring both of those things would be lovely. But that isn’t the reason that I’ve committed myself to spend every other Saturday for the next two years of my life in a room with the same group of people. I did it to show myself that I can.
Looking Fear in the Eyes: Going Back to School
Photo by Tonik on Unsplash Statistics. Oh Statistics, how I fear you. Starting in 5th grade I suddenly went from categorized as “good at math” to “struggles with basic concepts”. I’ve often wondered how this came to be. Was it the chicken in that my teacher wasn’t very good at explaining the ideas of pre-algebraContinue reading “Looking Fear in the Eyes: Going Back to School”
A Lack of Proactive IT Strategy Holds Everyone Back
For someone at their first corporate position, I was quite nervous about how to successfully write about the role of IT in a corporate organization structure. Rather than set myself up for failure, I’d like to discuss the role IT has taken in jobs past, my current position, what an ideal future would look like.Continue reading “A Lack of Proactive IT Strategy Holds Everyone Back”
Reflecting on My Clifton StrengthsFinder Results
Photo by Matteo Grando on Unsplash My little sister often talks about how there isn’t a subject in the world she can bring up that I don’t know a little bit about. She’s wrong of course, and I thought she was calling me a know-it-all, but she was honestly amazed at how much knowledge IContinue reading “Reflecting on My Clifton StrengthsFinder Results”
Bryan Bennet – Leadership as Northwestern Faculty
It’s fascinating to me how often something going on in the course perfectly matches something going on in my work or personal life. Recently, I was tasked with bringing on the data visualization software Tableau. While I love data, the visualization element of it was completely new to me. Each day I was teaching myselfContinue reading “Bryan Bennet – Leadership as Northwestern Faculty”
The Elevator Pitch
Photo by Sung Jin Cho on Unsplash Hi, I’m Michelle Higgins. I’m a marketing Jill of all trades with a specialty in social media, video, and special events. I’ve marketed in industries as diverse as film, circus, musical theatre, and now mechanical seals. I grew up with marketing in the air around me since myContinue reading “The Elevator Pitch”
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