Peter Kerr started his own leadership consulting company that provides world-class training for media engagement, public relations, crisis planning, public speaking and leadership improvement. He has worked with nearly every large national and international media outlet and was responsible for media relations in Washington D.C. during the 2004 Ronald Reagan state funeral and served as the Chief Media Liaison Officer for all Outdoor Games in Beijing for the 2008 Olympics. He led the media training team at the Pentagon for two years and has media trained hundreds of leaders including White House officials, politicians, military generals, CEOs, communications directors, and non-profit leaders. He has traveled to more than 50 countries on six continents and speaks multiple languages.
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
– Do not micromanage – give your followers and employees room to fail.
– Celebration with people is what gives you the right to rebuke people.
– You can handle a lot of failure, overcome it, and be fine.
– The immediate usually matters less than we think in the moment.
– It’s better to beat than to meet deadlines.
– Be enthusiastic.
– Show that you care for your followers.
– In communication: always adapt to your audience rather than trying to impress them as a way to serve them (rather than to exploit them).
– Discipline should always include a balance of mercy and justice.
– Humility is greatness that does not expect recognition or special treatment.
– Have a vision for the future and be able to communicate that vision.
– Empower others to accomplish that vision.
– Keep the big picture while others are focused on enacting parts of it.
ABOUT Kerr Communications
– Provides training for organizations on the practices of media engagement, public relations, crisis planning, public speaking and leadership improvement.
QUESTIONS TO INSPIRE US TO ACTION
– What is some lesson, saying, or experience that continues to influence your leadership to this day? Peter’s father (a Major) picking up trash on a military base, even though he outranked everyone else there.
– Use three descriptors to finish this sentence: “A leader is…” Self-disciplined, focused on the mission, and able to motivate others.
– What is a question that leaders should be asking either themselves or others? “What is the future that my organization is heading toward, do I like it, and can I get there faster?”
– What book would you recommend to leaders? Reality Check, Guy Kawasaki
– If you could get every listener to start doing something THIS week to help them be a better leader, what would it be? Get enough sleep (and have a consistent sleep schedule – even on weekends). Your body will need less sleep to be just as effective.
– ?As a general life principle, is it better to ask “why?” or “why not?” Tell people the “why?” but ask the “why not?”
Website:
https://www.kerrcommunications.com
Contact:
p.kerr@kerrcommunications.com
Music credits:
DJ Quads | Cruise Around | Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads/cruise-around
DJ Quads | Smile | https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads/smile
DJ Quads | It Just Makes Me Happy | Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads/it-just-makes-me-happy
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