Leadership Archives - Carolyn Ortman https://www.carolynortman.com/category/leadership/ Corporate Training and Development Expert Thu, 25 Sep 2025 08:48:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.carolynortman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cropped-CKO-LOGO_color-1-32x32.png Leadership Archives - Carolyn Ortman https://www.carolynortman.com/category/leadership/ 32 32 214942710 The Magic After the Lights Go Out https://www.carolynortman.com/the-magic-after-the-lights-go-out/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 08:46:55 +0000 https://www.carolynortman.com/?p=2158 The house lights stayed low. The stage was empty. But no one moved. The crowd just stood there, clapping, cheering, hollering for more — hoping for just one more song. Then — the bass player walked out. He grabbed his instrument, turned to leave… and stopped. The crowd roared. He came back to the front […]

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]]> 2158 Leadership Lesson from Paradise: Build Teamwork by Building Community https://www.carolynortman.com/leadership-lesson-from-paradise-build-teamwork-by-building-community/ Wed, 17 Sep 2025 10:39:17 +0000 https://www.carolynortman.com/?p=2124 Last week, I shared how hiring a wedding coordinator taught me the power of delegation — leaders don’t need to do it all themselves. This week, I’m thinking about what I experienced on my honeymoon at Turtle Island in Fiji: a small, tight-knit community that worked like a single heartbeat. Building on the Fijian culture […]

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]]> 2124 Leadership is Trusting the Right People https://www.carolynortman.com/leadership-is-trusting-the-right-people/ Wed, 10 Sep 2025 10:34:02 +0000 https://www.carolynortman.com/?p=2120 I said “I do”… and then I let go. A leadership lesson from my wedding. 💍 A friend convinced me to hire a “day-of” coordinator. At first, I resisted—I like to be in control (anyone else?). But trusting her was the best decision. She managed the timeline, vendors, and all the moving parts, so Rich […]

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