Leadership
Announcing Roam’s New Event Series: LOCAL COLLECTIVE
We all experience growing pains. And here at Roam, we are in the midst of feeling the strain associated with our own growth and development. Ultimately, we strive towards creating a community within our workplaces. But not just any community, an invested community…a local collective. In the past, we have hosted numerous experts and seasoned…
Read More3 Leadership Lessons on Generosity
A few weeks ago I had a few new friends move to Atlanta. Plans had been made, boxes had been packed, loose ends were tied up, and a U-Haul truck had officially been loaded with everything they owned inside. Off they went to a new city. They made their way here and found a nice…
Read MoreLeading Millennials Well
In the next 5 years, businesses will spend millions of dollars trying to connect with the generation known as “millennials”. That’s not scientific, but we all know it’s a fact because we’ve heard it a million times (right?). Can one generation really be that different? Yes and no. If you think about the influx of…
Read More3 Things To Remember About Failure
No one talks about it at parties. It isn’t something you just bring up when you’re on a first date or when you’re sitting across from a potential job opportunity in an interview. But every single person on planet earth has experienced it. What am I talking about? Failure. I know, I know, I know…the…
Read More8 Lessons For First Job Success
So you got your first job… Now what? Just show up and do your work, right? Get there on time and stay out of the way. Everything else will fall into place. So wrong. Do this and not only will you crash and burn, you’ll be searching for your second job in no time. So…
Read MoreLocation, Location, Location!
Location, location, location. Any word you can repeat three times without fear of ridicule by your peers is clearly important. But I hope this title hasn’t misled you. I’m not in real estate. I’ve never purchased a house on lakefront property beside the next big thing in local development in the perfect spot for future…
Read MorePut Me In Coach – Leadership & Responsibility
I grew up with two older brothers who were involved in sports from an early age: baseball, football, basketball, soccer, wrestling; you name it…I was the obedient little sister sitting in the stands during cold football games and in smelly gyms. However, my dad (through all his great intentions) just couldn’t get me to love…
Read MoreThe Super Power Within All Of Us
Working for Roam is a reward because we get to serve a membership comprised of super heroes: men and women full of purpose and passion. They’re creating value, taking risk, influencing society, and building communities. Our members are a collective picture of what the world needs; it needs inspiration! At Roam, we are chasing our…
Read MoreWhat Do You Do When There’s Too Much To Do?
Do you feel like there’s too much to do? I do. Since creating The Rocket Company six years ago, I wake up every day feeling like I’ll never get everything done. And just to compound the problem, every new blog or article tells you about some emerging product or theory that you just have to…
Read More5 Reasons You (Yes, Even You) Need a Mentor
I spent far longer than I would like to admit brainstorming the best approach to this post. Where do I start? An anecdote? A metaphor? A crazy story? I tried a couple of those and they turned out great, but like Goldilocks I was still searching for just the right start. When dealing with leadership…
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