Author Archives: ehines
Tweet Written by Ericka Hines/Talk to me on Twitter Social change does not require you to be any of the following “real life” superheroes: Mother Teresa Martin Luther King Mahatma Gandhi Jimmy Carter Desmond Tutu Nelson Mandela While you may be muttering to yourself that “you know this” , how many of us want our [...]
Ain’t no shame in your leadership game: 3 questions for building confidence
By ehines | April 28, 2011
TweetWritten by Ericka Hines/ Talk to me on Twitter I think we should constantly be questioning ourselves. I believe that we should question our decision making processes, our abilities, and our commitment. And I posit (yep, posit) that if we were to ask ourselves more questions then we would lead more confidently. We might stop [...]
Tweet Written by Ericka Hines/ Interact with me on Twitter “Myth has it that leadership is a function of position. Nonsense.” ~Kouzes and Posner, Credibility 2003 Think about all of those leaders you know who are leaders “in name only”. You know who I am talking about. It’s that person who walks around your organization [...]
Back to the drawing board: Why using “social change” as a marketing tactic still needs work
By ehines | February 23, 2011
TweetWritten by Ericka Hines / Follow me on twitter Have you noticed that promoting “social change” has became a mainstream marketing tactic? Maybe it was the Chase Bank Challenge or Pepsi Refresh contests that started it. Through those campaigns, big business went beyond corporate social responsibility and made “social change” profitable. With the success of [...]
TweetWritten by Ericka Hines | Follow me on Twitter The picture above is my personal credo. Ask my friends, they have heard me say it at least 1000 times. This is a series I am calling “Why and How” inspired by ideas laid out by Simon Sinek in his book, Start with Why. Inspired by [...]
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