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- by Carol Schillios, Schillios Consulting & Fabric of Life

Dear micro-manager*, this is why I quit

Tomorrow I am handing in my resignation. I want you to know why because I think you deserve candid feedback to help you grow. Here are a few things that ...

- by Carol Schillios, Schillios Consulting & Fabric of Life

International CU development: How guava chips fund college

Her braid. It was the first thing I noticed. It lay thick and silky across her shoulder like a Gauguin painting. She wore a traditional Malay ikat fabric skirt and ...

- by Carol Schillios, Schillios Consulting & Fabric of Life

Here’s why you didn’t get the CEO position…

(…with apologies to all the wonderful candidates I’ve interviewed for retiring CEO positions…) My head is spinning. 200 CEO resumes. 180 cover letters (yes, some actually didn’t follow ...

- by Carol Schillios, Schillios Consulting & Fabric of Life

Are you leading or ego-ing?

As the leadership advisor to my credit union client’s executive team, one of my favorite roles is to observe and give feedback during group discussions. Recently during a heated ...

- by Carol Schillios, Schillios Consulting & Fabric of Life

Want to be a more inspirational leader? Bite your tongue

Remember when “constructive criticism” was considered an effective way to give feedback that would somehow illicit behavior change? Authority figures would tell an employee their bad behaviors (criticism), then tell ...

- by Carol Schillios, Schillios Consulting & Fabric of Life

Leadership lessons from hip surgery

Who knew hip replacement surgery would teach me inspirational leadership lessons. I’ve suffered from extreme hip pain the past two years. First I took aspirin. Then I scheduled massages, ...

- by Carol Schillios, Schillios Consulting & Fabric of Life

Selling CU principles along with CU products

Knowing I am a passionate advocate of credit unions, my girlfriend called to ask for advice. It seems her son, Tom, went shopping for his first car, determined to buy ...