RedPropeller Speaker’s Blog

Occasionally we stumble across a real gem of insider information. In an industry where relationships are everything, knowing who the influencers, movers and shakers are is practically a golden foot in the door. Successful Meetings and MeetingNews ran this list of their picks for the 25 people who had the [...]

Jeff Davidson, The Work-Life Balance Expert® and author of Simpler Living and Breathing Space knows you’re stressed and going in fifty million different directions. He wants you to know you don’t have to be. He recently gave an interview where he addressed questions on how one can find a work-life [...]

Wildly popular and an industry leader, Mark Sanborn has made a career out of spreading the secrets of successful leadership. Now, he tells the truth about leadership like you've never heard it with his new presentation Leadership Lies and the Truths that Transform. In this program Mark will teach you [...]

In my work with entrepreneurs, athletes, business leaders and other highly successful people, I've noticed that extraordinary achievers often share common characteristics and traits. While the following list isn't exhaustive, it highlights some of the key attributes of those who are among the very best at what they do. This [...]

The Tattered Cover in Denver is one of the largest independent bookstores in America. Founded in 1971, it has hosted live  readings by such famous writers as Julie Child, J.K. Rowling, Garrison Keillor, and three U.S. presidents. The bookstore came under attack when owner Joyce Meskis refused to release the [...]

His book, Change-friendly Leadership, received the prestigious Eric Hoffer Award today! Rodger said "This is especially gratifying to me because of my admiration for Eric Hoffer, the moral and social philosopher who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Since my graduate school days decades ago, I've loved Hoffer’s insights into human [...]

Good leadership is often thought to be front-loaded. If you plan well,  you'll meet with great success. But what about the back-end? Phillip Van Hooser, leadership expert, keynote speaker, and concept director at LeadersOughtToKnow® says "We all recognize the power that resides in proper planning. But, as has been said [...]

We know you know this, but we can't help but share Jeff Davidson's vision on why meeting planners should work with bureaus. Why meeting planners greatly benefit by working with speakers bureaus to find the right speakers for their meetings. No fee to the meeting planner Bureaus are on top [...]

Need a chuckle? Check this out. The Water Coolers

Leadership begins with things you do. It’s not a magical set of qualities that some have and some don’t. It is built upon intentional choices and skills developed and honed by doing. You may or may not have a title that signals “leader.” It doesn’t matter. You can lead from [...]

Is morale, productivity and energy down in your company? Do your employees need motivation? Great leaders inspire and guide employees, motivating them to greater heights. Dave Lavinsky, author of  Wiley and Start at the End: How Companies Can Grow Bigger and Faster by Reversing Their Business Plan and  co-founder of [...]

Shakespeare famously wrote in Twelfth Night, “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” People often apply that quote to leadership, but only part of it applies. Leadership is something anyone can do (and leadership is something you do), but it must be learned [...]