Pamela Savino 
I hope you’re enjoying our series on living authentically and are trying out new ideas in your life. We left off in Part 2 talking about acting from a place of inspiration. That’s a great place to kick off Part 3, where we talk about showing up with a service orientation, as inspiration and service … Read more
To continue our 12 Days of Living Authentically series, I have four more ideas for you. But first, did you feel inspired to incorporate any of the ideas we talked about in Part 1? I’m always here to help, so reach out if you’d like some guidance. Remember, you don’t have to try four new … Read more
The holiday hustle is upon us. It’s such a fun time of year, but it can be overwhelming with longer to-do lists, more get-togethers to attend, all while keeping things moving in business and the homefront. I’ve had several conversations with clients and connections recently, and it’s been quite a year for some. People want … Read more
It’s beginning to look a lot like….Sing it with me! The holidays are upon us. Stores are decorated, and holiday sales are on. This time of year is my favorite – the stretch from Halloween to New Year’s is magical. This year, we’re hosting every holiday, and I’ll be in party-planning mode until early 2024. … Read more
We’re rounding out our corporate series with a few concepts that really pack a punch. Enjoy! Being Your Authentic Self I always have to put in a little plug for the cardinal rule in leadership: show up as yourself. Make every day “Bring your personality to work day.” You’ve got more in you – I … Read more
When fear is telling you, no, but your boss says he wants you to go…to the meeting. Whaaaat? Invest in Your Team Rewind back to 2003 when I was working super long hours on the BANK ONE/JP Morgan merger. We were wrapping up the final pension plan pricing scenarios when, one day, out of the … Read more
Grab your umbrellas….it’s raining clients! Creating New Business Consider the idea of a rainmaker. Under the traditional definition, a rainmaker was someone in a revenue-producing role whose primary responsibility was bringing in new business. But that definition is limited in scope and leaves so much room for expansion. The idea of rainmaking needs to be … Read more
Next up in our series… Be Proactive Being proactive was part of our standard operating procedures. Don’t just do what was asked; ask yourself what additional value you could deliver by thinking ahead- getting in front of it. Don’t wait. Need something? Ask for it. Not hearing back? Follow up. Spot an opportunity? Seize it. … Read more
Building on the foundation we poured in the last article, here are a few more throwbacks from my corporate days that you can add to your toolkit. Review, Review, Review Built into our processes were reviews- multiple reviews. And we had formal processes in place to ensure the reviews happened. Each level of review had … Read more
So I’ve been doing a little excavating lately, shall we say, and thinking about my corporate days. As a pension benefits consulting actuary for over a decade, I worked alongside high-level executives at my company, as well as the companies of my Fortune 100 clients, including United Airlines, Kraft Foods, Caterpillar, Bank One, Exelon, and … Read more