𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝟵𝟬𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝗽-𝗛𝗼𝗽 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽

Confession time: 𝘐𝘤𝘦 𝘐𝘤𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘣𝘺 by Vanilla Ice is one of my all-time favorite songs. And no, it's not just because I once rocked bleach-blonde 90s hair.

Under those synth beats and questionable fashion choices lies some surprising business wisdom:

1. "𝗔𝗹𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽, 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻"
→ Great leaders pause when team members need them. Active listening builds stronger relationships than active directing.

2. "𝗜𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺, 𝘆𝗼, 𝗜'𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁"
→ Embrace solution-focused leadership, especially during challenging times.

3. "𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁, 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁, 𝗻𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴"
→ Clear, concise, authentic communication wins every time.

4. "𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲"
→ True leadership shows up most in chaos. Stay calm, stay focused.

Here's the truth: Whether you're weathering wild winds or walking with wins, your willingness to lead with warmth and wisdom sets the tone for your entire team.

And yes, I just turned Vanilla Ice into a leadership guru. That's how we roll.

What unexpected place have you found leadership inspiration?