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Gilligan’s Island Leadership: It’s a Wrap!

Throughout the week, I’ve extracted leadership lessons by examining the characters of the classic TV show Gilligan’s Island. Today, I’ll conclude the series by looking at the final castaway, Ginger. Ginger: It’s often been said that if you fake it long enough, you’ll eventually make

13Apr

STAAK QUOTES: Don Draper

While I may not agree with all of Don Draper’s leadership tactics, he does get a lot of it right, too! Significant doesn’t have to be complicated. Keep it simple, but keep it WOW! –Sheri Staak

16Dec

Gilligan’s Island Leadership: The Ladies Aren’t the Leaders

After a brief pause to pay respect to the families and victims of the tragedy in Connecticut, I am resuming my study on Gilligan’s Island leadership. In the last several posts, I extracted leadership lessons based on the men of Gilligan’s Island. Today, I’ll start looking at the role the female

12Dec

Gilligans Island Leadership: It’s a Wrap!

Throughout the week, I’ve extracted leadership lessons by examining the characters of the classic TV show Gilligan’s Island. Today, Ill conclude the series by looking at the final castaway, Ginger. Ginger: It’s often been said that if you fake it long enough, you’ll eventually make it

12Dec

Gilligan’s Island Leadership: Gilligan Brings Them Together

Yesterday, I pinpointed some of the WOW characteristics of The Skipper on Gilligan’s Island. Today, I’ll talk about The Skipper’s sidekick, Gilligan, and about the leadership lessons we can extract from this very improbable source. Gilligan: As the boyish assistant to the boat’s captain,

11Dec

Gilligan’s Island Leadership: The Skipper

Leadership lessons can be found anywhere, even in the most unlikely of places. I began my discussion of Gilligan’s Island leadership in yesterday’s post. Today, I’ll continue by highlighting some of the attributes of one of the most memorable of the castaways, The Skipper. The Skipper: As the

10Dec

Beyond the 3-Hour Tour: Gilligan’s Island Leadership

Those of us old enough to remember the popular CBS television program Gilligan’s Island probably equate the show with the humorous antics and unlikely situations the castaways found themselves in each week. I vividly recall watching reruns of the show quite often after returning home from grammar school. Based on

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