Last fall, because reading has been my lifelong hobby, and I wanted to know what books other people considered life-changing, I featured a series called the #FallBacktoReadingSeries and posed the same five questions to 30 marketing, leadership, and customer experience experts.
Thanks to a seed planted by one of the series' participants, Joseph Lalonde, another series appeared on my blog from March through June of this year, my #SpringLeadershipSeries, in which I asked 15 leadership and marketing experts to think about leadership in nontraditional ways.
Before we embark on a recap of this series, I'd like to share some of my favorite quotes about leadership:
"Great leaders don't do it alone...they get help." ~Erika Andersen
"You never have to ask anyone's permission to lead. Just lead. " ~Kamala Harris
"Leadership doesn't require you to be the smartest person in the room. It requires you to block and tackle for others." ~Mark Herbert
"As a leader, speak last to ensure everyone's voice is heard." ~Hortense Le Gentil
"Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn't be that women are the exception." ~Ruth Bader Ginsburg
"If you're offered a seat on a rocket ship, don't ask what seat." ~Sheryl Sandberg
"If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring in a folding chair." ~Shirley Chisholm
"Managers (mostly men) create the glass ceiling, and we do women a disservice by calling on us to shatter it." ~Susan Colantuono
And now, pull up a chair and join me for a fun recap of my #SpringLeadershipSeries.
JOSEPH LALONDE
TV SHOW THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: The Shield
FILM THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: Wonka
FICTION THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
PRODUCTS AS SYMBOLS OF LEADERSHIP: Mattel's Barbie and Hasbro's GI Joe
BRAND AS EMBODIMENT OF INDUSTRY LEADER: Weaving Influence
ANTHONY GAENZLE
TV SHOW THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: Blue Bloods
FILMS THAT SHOWCASE LEADERSHIP: Marvel films and Spider-Man
FICTION THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: The Chosen Twelve by James Breakwell
SYMBOL OF LEADERSHIP: Personal brand of Richard Branson
BRAND AS EMBODIMENT OF INDUSTRY LEADER: Tesla
DAVID BURKUS
TV SHOW THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: Designated Survivor
FILM THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: Braveheart
PRODUCT AS SYMBOL OF LEADERSHIP: Little Green Army Men
BRAND AS EMBODIMENT OF INDUSTRY LEADER: Péla Case
RON THOMAS
FILM THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: The Godfather
FICTION THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: Always Start with Why by Simon Sinek
PRODUCT AS SYMBOL OF LEADERSHIP: Apple
BRAND AS EMBODIMENT OF INDUSTRY LEADER: Rimowa
JAMES STROCK
TV SHOWS THAT SHOWCASE LEADERSHIP: Madmen and Hitler Chronicles
FILM THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: Darkest Hour
FICTION THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: Lincoln by Gore Vidal
PRODUCT AS SYMBOL OF LEADERSHIP: Rolex
BRAND AS EMBODIMENT OF INDUSTRY LEADER: Toyota
GREGG VANOUREK
TV SHOW THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: Ted Lasso
FILM THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: Dead Poets Society
FICTION THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: The Hobbit/The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
PRODUCT AS SYMBOL OF LEADERSHIP: The Rubik's Cube
BRANDS AS EMBODIMENT OF INDUSTRY LEADERS: Apple and Spotify
REBECCA HEROLD
TV SHOW THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: Columbo
FILM THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: War Games
FICTION THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
SYMBOLS OF LEADERSHIP: Professional organizations in the privacy and security industry: ISACA, ISC2, IAPP, CompTIA, and ISSA
KATHI KRUSE
TV SHOW THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: The Sopranos
FILM THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: Schindler's List
PRODUCT AS SYMBOL OF LEADERSHIP: Patagonia
BRAND AS EMBODIMENT OF INDUSTRY LEADER: Costco
KATHERINE SPINNEY
TV SHOW THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: The Bear
FILMS THAT SHOWCASE LEADERSHIP: Erin Brockovich and Office Space
PRODUCTS AS SYMBOLS OF LEADERSHIP: Digital shared space to enable collaboration, such as, Outlook Calendars or shared Google Docs
BRAND AS EMBODIMENT OF INDUSTRY LEADER: the NFL
NATHALIE GREGG
TV SHOW THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: Scandal
FILM THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: Barbie The Movie
FICTION THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
PRODUCT AS SYMBOL OF LEADERSHIP: Dove
BRAND AS EMBODIMENT OF INDUSTRY LEADER: Starbucks
SUSAN FRIESEN
TV SHOW THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: The Crown
FILM THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: Erin Brockovich
FICTION THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
PRODUCT AS SYMBOL OF LEADERSHIP: Nike
BRAND AS EMBODIMENT OF INDUSTRY LEADER: Nike
MELANIE BELL
TV SHOW THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: Ted Lasso
FILM THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: Titanic
FICTION THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton
PRODUCT AS SYMBOL OF LEADERSHIP: Samsonite
BRAND AS EMBODIMENT OF INDUSTRY LEADER: Starbucks
SUSAN GARDNER
TV SHOWS THAT SHOWCASE LEADERSHIP: Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation
FILMS THAT SHOWCASE LEADERSHIP: Erin Brockovich and Michael Clayton
FICTION THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: James Bond series by Ian Fleming
PRODUCT AS SYMBOL OF LEADERSHIP: Starbucks
BRAND AS EMBODIMENT OF INDUSTRY LEADER: Apple
ZEN YINGER
TV SHOW THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: Ted Lasso
FILM THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: Dead Poets Society
FICTION THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
PRODUCT AS SYMBOL OF LEADERSHIP: LinkedIn
BRAND AS EMBODIMENT OF INDUSTRY LEADER: Amazon
GLORIA MIELE
TV SHOW THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: For All Mankind
FILM/FICTION THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
PRODUCT/BRAND AS EMBODIMENT OF INDUSTRY LEADER: For Days
And my two cents...DEBBIE LASKEY
TV SHOWS THAT SHOWCASE LEADERSHIP: Law & Order: SVU and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
FILMS THAT SHOWCASE LEADERSHIP: 12 Angry Men and 9 to 5
FICTION THAT SHOWCASES LEADERSHIP: The Exchange, After the Firm by John Grisham
PRODUCT AS SYMBOL OF LEADERSHIP: Mattel's Barbie
BRAND AS EMBODIMENT OF INDUSTRY LEADER: Starbucks
Did this series persuade you to think about leadership in nontraditional ways? I hope so!
I enjoyed this series so much - and hope you did too - that it planted a seed for another series. The upcoming Olympics competitions and athletes present another unique way to think about leadership. I invite you to tune into #DebbieLaskeysBlog from July 26 through August 11 to read 20 posts in what I have named my #OlympicsLeadershipSeries. More details will follow on Twitter/X, Instagram, and Threads, so stay tuned, and add the series to your calendar!
Image Credits: Debbie Laskey, iStockphoto, Amazon, and Classroom Clipart.
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