leadership and leadership development

How to Lead Like a Heisman Trophy Winner: Risk, Persistence, Humility Leadership and Leadership Development  |  March 10, 2020 7:30:00 AM EDT How to Lead Like a Heisman Trophy Winner: Risk, Persistence, Humility True confession up front—I am an Louisiana State University alum and I bleed purple and gold for Tiger football. By any... Read More
Ultimate Accountability: Leadership lessons from Martha Johnson Leadership and Leadership Development  |  February 5, 2020 7:00:00 AM EST Ultimate Accountability: Leadership lessons from Martha Johnson This is the latest in my series of posts about leaders who influenced me. In case you want to catch up, you can check out... Read More
UVA Training & Strategic Support Services Contract Vehicle Win News Leadership and Leadership Development Education Proven Performance Training Services  |  December 17, 2019 7:00:00 AM EST UVA Training & Strategic Support Services Contract Vehicle Win Markon Solutions was recently awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) through the University of Virginia (UVA) to provide... Read More
Leadership Lessons from Nana Leadership and Leadership Development  |  September 27, 2019 7:00:00 AM EDT Leadership Lessons from Nana My next blog is focused on a leader that had a profound influence on me starting at a very early age. My grandmother, Sally... Read More
Leadership Series: What Charlie Vinal and the Rockville Rockets taught me about taking initiative and risks Leadership and Leadership Development  |  July 9, 2019 7:45:00 AM EDT Leadership Series: What Charlie Vinal and the Rockville Rockets taught me about taking initiative and risks My next post hits on another of my passions – ice hockey! In case you want to catch up, you can check out the previous... Read More
Leadership Lessons from Jim the Glazier Leadership and Leadership Development  |  June 6, 2019 7:00:00 AM EDT Leadership Lessons from Jim the Glazier Have you ever noticed how people want to work for and please people that they feel comfortable with? I am a fairly outgoing... Read More
How People-Focused Leaders Leverage Emotional Intelligence to Motivate Teams Leadership and Leadership Development  |  May 15, 2019 1:06:46 PM EDT How People-Focused Leaders Leverage Emotional Intelligence to Motivate Teams Welcome to part 4 of my blog series about leaders that influenced me. I got some great feedback on my recent Lead Like... Read More
What Does it Mean to Lead Like Springsteen? Leadership and Leadership Development  |  February 5, 2019 7:00:00 AM EST What Does it Mean to Lead Like Springsteen? My last blog about Andy Schramm got a tremendous boost of 10x views compared to my recent previous posts. Many thanks to all... Read More
Great Leaders Leverage Teamwork in the Face of Tough Times Leadership and Leadership Development  |  January 15, 2019 7:00:00 AM EST Great Leaders Leverage Teamwork in the Face of Tough Times Happy 2019! It’s been a while since my last leadership blog post. My first two posts in this series shared a common theme of... Read More
Tough Leadership Drives Teams to Succeed Leadership and Leadership Development  |  October 22, 2018 7:00:00 AM EDT Tough Leadership Drives Teams to Succeed Welcome to the second installment of my blog series on leaders who have influenced me. The year was 1988. I stood at... Read More
Sharing Your Passion and Taking Risks as a Leader Leadership and Leadership Development  |  September 12, 2018 7:00:00 AM EDT Sharing Your Passion and Taking Risks as a Leader I am continuing my leadership development blog with a series about leaders who have impacted me. I’m going to kick this off... Read More
Struggling with Negative Feedback Leadership and Leadership Development  |  July 24, 2018 7:00:00 AM EDT Struggling with Negative Feedback A few years ago, my wife made a particularly astute observation about our firm. “Markon is weird, everyone is so nice and... Read More