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# Steven Iwersen, CSP

Keynote Speaker, Business Leader, Author

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- [Blog](https://www.steveniwersen.com/blog/blog-2/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.106″ background_image=”https://steveniwersen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_6153.jpg” parallax=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.106″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.106″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.106″ background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”right” header_font=”Oswald||||||||” header_font_size=”72px” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ header_text_shadow_blur_strength=”0.06em” header_text_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.94)” text_font=”Oswald|600|||||||” text_text_shadow_style=”preset5″ text_text_shadow_blur_strength=”0.04em” text_text_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.82)” header_text_align=”right”]BLOG, BLOG, BLOG Well – its better than a pile of blah, blah, blah![/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.106″][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.106″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_post_slider posts_number=”2″ content_source=”off” excerpt_length=”200″ show_meta=”off” show_image=”off” _builder_version=”3.0.106″ background_color=”#17aac4″ header_font=”Oswald||||||||” header_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ header_text_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.95)” box_shadow_style=”preset1″
- [Remote Work vs. Return to Work - The Leaders Challenge](https://www.steveniwersen.com/remoteworkvsreturntowork/) - ARE YOU READY FOR THE NEW LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE? Once nearly vacant freeways are returning to the familiar bumper-to-bumper stop-and-go patterns. If traffic is any indication, society is rushing into a traffic jam of activity and expectations. Business leaders are ready to get people back to the office. Property owners are eager to fill the empty
- [Using Principles to Work Together for a Shared Solution](https://www.steveniwersen.com/working-together-for-a-shared-solution/) - How can we champion a shared solution in times of crisis? Long before I wrote the business fable "The Porcupine Principles" -- the World Famous Porcupine Races brought a community together around one basic problem: How do you persuade a Prickly Partner to be a champion? Now, there is a tremendous need in our communities
- [Keep Confinement in Perspective](https://www.steveniwersen.com/confinement-and-perspective/) - I remember thinking, “Well, when you put it that way, I don't have any problems or excuses.” The man on stage was one of my peers in the National Speakers Association. He was sharing a powerful message about overcoming the hardships we encounter. If there was anyone qualified to speak about that subject, it was
- [Together We Can](https://www.steveniwersen.com/together-we-can/) - The culture of disruption has been disrupted! We've been disrupted. Still, a fundamental approach to thriving during times of change has taken on new significance. Discover how a local business is adapting and tapping into "Collective Power" to stage a comeback for us all! Together We Can!
- [How to Respond to Crisis with a Proactive Strategy](https://www.steveniwersen.com/how-to-respond-to-crisis-with-a-proactive-strategy/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Discover how you can stay focused on growth during the global disruption of COVID-19. Here are two suggestions for positioning yourself (and your organization) to be in a leading role when the ‘all clear’ signal is finally given. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column] [/et_pb_row] [/et_pb_section] Share this: Share on LinkedIn (Opens in
- [Overcome the Rough Spots](https://www.steveniwersen.com/overcome-the-rough-spots/) - Norman Vincent Peale told of a time that he was golfing with a pro. Peale had hit his golfball into the tall grass - "the rough," and he made the comment that it was going to be harder to play the ball. The pro pulled up a blade of grass and told Peale to chew
- [If You Can’t Walk It, Don’t Talk It:  Why Core Values Matter](https://www.steveniwersen.com/whycorevaluesmatters/) - If you can’t walk it, don’t talk it! One of the four key elements that I speak about in my keynote program is the importance of defining your Core Values and using them as your primary framework for growth. I’ve discovered that individuals (and organizations) whose behaviors are aligned with their core values are
- [Reach Your Goals Before It Gets Too Hot](https://www.steveniwersen.com/reachyourgoals/) - We Miss Our Goals Because We Overlook and Miss Simple Opportunities No one really knows why it was so hot in the building, but it was hot! Usually the cooling system worked so well that people often complained about it being so cold it felt like working in a walk-in freezer. Not on this
- [Stop Saying Yes To Everything](https://www.steveniwersen.com/stopsayingyes/) - Overcommitted. Busy, but struggling to make real progress. Unhappy. These are common problems for leaders, business owners, and entrepreneurs that are just starting in their respective roles and ventures. The desire to be helpful to others can cloud your judgment and lead you to make decisions that do not advance your true potential. A
- [Overcoming the Addiction to Distraction](https://www.steveniwersen.com/overcoming-the-addiction-to-distraction/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Research suggests that you will probably switch tasks or be distracted in about 3 minutes, 20 seconds. So, I’ve written this article to be read in that amount of time. Hopefully, you will get to the end. (If it helps, this article concludes with some ideas to help you overcome
- [Grow Up and Lead Like A Second Grader: 7 Tips for Effective Leadership](https://www.steveniwersen.com/grow-up-and-lead-like-a-second-grader-7-tips-for-effective-leadership/) - Do you remember the last time you went to the bookstore and stood in front of the leadership/management section perusing the titles for the one perfect book that might help you become a better leader? What were some of those titles? Could they have included... The One Minute Manager by Blanchard The Five Dysfunctions of
- [Amazon Disrupted: Are You Ready for the Future?](https://www.steveniwersen.com/amazon-disrupted-are-you-ready-for-the-future/) - Are you ready for the next big change in your business? The way you did business is no longer the way you do business! Marketing your product and services to generate traffic has shifted from print to digital formats. Payment has gone from cash to a simple wave of a smart phone over a payment
- [Skipping Church and Going to Disneyland Could Improve Your Business](https://www.steveniwersen.com/skipping-church-and-going-to-disneyland-could-improve-your-business/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Skipping Church and Going to Disneyland Could Improve Your Business Such blasphemy! How dare I suggest that we could learn ideas from a secular business and apply those strategies to a spiritual endeavor! [ Keep reading for 7 Tips To Create A Breakthrough When You’re Creativity is Stuck
- [Four Ways To Keep Your Commitments and Integrity](https://www.steveniwersen.com/four-ways-to-keep-your-commitments-and-integrity/) - The fastest way to build a reputation of integrity is to keep your commitments. "I have discovered that the successes in my life depend greatly upon my commitments and the failures are directly influenced by my compromises." (Quote from January 27th entry in Porcupine Philosophy) This was a lesson that I learned very early in
- [The Personal and Social Benefits of Laughter](https://www.steveniwersen.com/the-personal-and-social-benefits-of-laughter/) - Laugh a little. No better yet, laugh a lot. It’s good for your mind, heart, and relationships. Seriously. The scientific research shows that laughter is a tremendous stress reliever. It has been found to have an anti-inflammatory effect on blood vessels and your heart muscles. Laughter enhances your brain activity and ability to communicate. It
- [Achieving Your Best Starts with One Step](https://www.steveniwersen.com/achieving-your-best-starts-with-one-step/) - She stood there looking out to the horizon. One foot on the boat. One foot on the dock. The dream tugged at her heart. The doubt pulled her back like an anchor. She could push off and have a new experience. Or she could stand there like everyone else, waiting for the proverbial ship to
- [Seeing The Positive In Spite of The Negative](https://www.steveniwersen.com/see-the-positive-not-the-negative/) - The Reason We Miss Great Opportunities: The guy was super nice. Sharp dressed. Successful by most standards. Someone that I thought I could learn from. And, he had a coffee stain about the size of a dime on his white shirt. I wanted to look him in the eye as he spoke to me. What do you think had my attention? Yes.
- [How To Become A Significant Team Leader](https://www.steveniwersen.com/how-to-become-a-significant-team-leader/) - Matt Paradis plays football. It is his job. He plays for the Denver Broncos. Matt has made his presence known and has become a significant team leader in a very short time. He even has a Super Bowl Championship ring! That’s quite impressive for a guy who just started in the pros four years ago.
- [Jeff Bezos Wants Amazon Employees To Be Terrified](https://www.steveniwersen.com/jeff-bezos-wants-amazon-employees-to-be-terrified/) - What Terrifies The Richest Man in the World? Jeff Bezos wrote, in his 1998 annual letter to investors and employees, that he expected his team members to wake up every morning terrified. He wanted them to be hyper-sensitive to the fact that their loyal customers could very well leave them in a moments notice for
- [Your Current Confidence is Limiting Your Potential!](https://www.steveniwersen.com/confidence-is-limiting-your-potential/) - Confidence in what makes you feel secure may be the very thing that is keeping you from reaching your ultimate potential. It took me three summers of swimming lessons to finally graduate from the children’s swimming “Tadpoles” class to the “Minnows.” I could swim reasonably well. I simply couldn’t pass the final test. The public
- [The Good Side: The Truth about Image and Influence](https://www.steveniwersen.com/the-truth-about-image-and-influence/) - There are two sides to the good side. It is a strange phenomenon -- this desire for the good side. We want always to present our good side to the world around us. And, we want to be on the good side of the people whom we meet and with whom we work. It is a natural
- [Insanity, Einstein, and Your Results!](https://www.steveniwersen.com/insanity-einstein-and-results/) - I’ve heard it hundreds of times. You probably have too. “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.” That quote is frequently attributed to Albert Einstein;, but there is no evidence that he ever said it. I don’t mean to be disrespectful of the persons that
- [Build Bridges, Not Monuments](https://www.steveniwersen.com/build-bridges-not-monuments/) - Many people spend an extraordinary amount of their mental and emotional capabilities building monuments to past disappointments or the opinions of critical people. STOP Memorializing the discouragements and detractors! START building new relationships and new ideas that will move you closer to the person you want to become.
- [If Everyone is on the Same Page, Why Can't We Get Along?](https://www.steveniwersen.com/if-everyone-is-on-the-same-page-why-cant-we-get-along/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Gaining clarity of direction is essential for your team or organization. But, there is something even more vital to your potential success. Steven reveals, in this video, a twist to the proverbial “same page” discussion and THREE ways that will help your people become more involved in achieving the goals. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] Share
- [Realizing Happiness When Gravity Pulls You Down](https://www.steveniwersen.com/realizing-happiness/) - The pursuit of happiness. Some people believe that having enough wealth gives you the margin in your life to be comfortable and happy. Others think that embracing a simple life free of corporate pressures and expectations will provide happiness. I’ve met folks that define their happiness by location, others by vocation. Happiness, a quality that
- [Stalled Out? Create Some New Momentum!](https://www.steveniwersen.com/create-new-momentum/) - There is nothing more frustrating than feeling stuck or lacking momentum on the journey to our preferred outcomes. But, we don’t have to accept those down times as a permanent condition. We can generate forward motion in our lives, even when things aren’t going our way. “If there is no wind, row.” - Winston Churchill
- [How To Keep Work From Sinking Your Life](https://www.steveniwersen.com/how-to-keep-work-from-sinking-your-life/) - I know of a university president that decided to take up boating. He realized that in his efforts to lead the institution into a new era of relevancy he was allowing his life to become overrun with meetings, agendas, and other peoples demands. He had no margin in his life. There was little personal time
- [Did You Get What You Expected?](https://www.steveniwersen.com/did-you-get-what-you-expected/) - Winning starts with believing. "They got what they deserved." That is a phrase we have grown accustomed to hearing. Athletes that become disciplined in practice tend to be better prepared to be champions. Salespeople who work diligently in prospecting and listening for ways to meet the needs of their customers tend to be the ones
- [Get On Track For The Life You've Always Wanted](https://www.steveniwersen.com/get-on-track-for-the-life-youve-always-wanted/) - Do you have moments when you think that all the hard work isn't paying off? I'll admit it - some days it feels like I'm not making any progress. It is on those days that I try to remember the powerful message from the children's story "Little Engine That Could" -- and I whisper to
- [Changing Your Perspective on Change](https://www.steveniwersen.com/changeperspectivebookpromo/) - The Porcupine Principles! Helping to change the perspective of how to be proactive in building relationships while going through significant change. (See the Book Promo offer below) GET A PERSONALIZED COPY TODAY To receive a 25% discount USE PROMO CODE: COFFEE GO TO STORE
- [A Position on Your Disposition](https://www.steveniwersen.com/a-position-on-your-disposition/) - I was sitting in the airport restaurant. A table by the window. A man and woman nearby started a conversation with me. We talked about the weather, where we were going, and where we had been. A few moments later they gathered their things and left. “Excuse me.” I didn’t realize that the guy behind
- [Enthusiasm is a Skill](https://www.steveniwersen.com/enthusiasm-is-a-skill/) - Choosing to be an enthusiastic person is not a simple task. In fact, it is one of the most challenging disciplines that you will embrace. The reason it is hard is that it is much easier to be cranky, discouraged, and cynical. Each day is filled with justifiable reasons to be a grump. Someone cuts
- [Silence is not Golden](https://www.steveniwersen.com/silence-is-not-golden/) - Leading change is a tricky business. You can minimize the confusion and avoid the potential of gossip.
- [Four Ingredients for a Winning Apology](https://www.steveniwersen.com/a-winning-apology/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.106″]We don’t usually consider an apology as a form of winning. An apology is deemed to be a sign of losing, an indication that we were wrong in some regard and we are conceding. Yes, an apology is usually an admission that we’ve failed to achieve a particular expectation. The perception of
- [A Decisive Mindset](https://www.steveniwersen.com/a-decisive-mindset/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Predetermined: A Decisive Mindset “He has his mind made up.” “She has set her mind on achieving that goal.” You’ve heard those expressions before. They’ve been spoken countless times throughout history. Even Benjamin Franklin is credited with saying “You can do anything you set your mind to.” I’m certain we could agree that
- [It is Better to Be Persuaded](https://www.steveniwersen.com/it-is-better-to-be-persuased/) - Persuasive vs. Compelling I have a book about leadership that has been in my library since 1994. It is one of those books that is profoundly helpful and worth reading again. And again. I was looking for a different resource this last week, and that old familiar leadership book ended up in my hands. I
- [My Guest Appearance on Raw & Unedited](https://www.steveniwersen.com/my-guest-appearance-on-raw-unedited/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.106″ background_layout=”light”]Honored to be interviewed by Ed Rigsbee, CAE, CSP for his show “Raw & Unedited” – a program for Association Executives. What a great surprise to hear this Association Executive say that he believes every trade association Executive or Director should have a copy of my book: “The Porcupine Principles!”
- [Low Employee Engagement Appears to be the Managers Fault](https://www.steveniwersen.com/low-employee-engagement-appears-to-be-the-managers-fault/) - It has been said that people don’t leave companies, they leave people. When an employee chooses to leave an organization it is more likely because they have reached a level of dissatisfaction in a relationship with their immediate supervisor. This problem is more pervasive than employers like to admit. When I asked leaders to tell
- [ONE WORD Can Help You Get More Done in Less Time!](https://www.steveniwersen.com/one-word-can-help-you-get-more-done-in-less-time/) - The power of one word can change the way you think, improve your focus and help you get more done in less time!
- [The Basics of Motivation](https://www.steveniwersen.com/basics-of-motivation/) - Motivation is involved in every aspect of our lives. It secretly works behind the scenes providing a motive for the majority of our actions and opinions. Motivation can be positive or negative. It can have lasting influence or it will have a short life-span. The right motivation will make your day fantastic and productive. Which
- [Why Do Employees Resist Change?](https://www.steveniwersen.com/why-do-employees-resist-change/) - I don’t know of any industry that is not working through transitions of change. If you’re a leader in your organization you are leading change. And you may have noticed that some employees are not comfortable with the change. A few are openly resistant. Most are subtly hesitant and cautiously embracing the changes. In my
- [What You and Olympic Athletes Have In Common](https://www.steveniwersen.com/what-you-and-olympic-athletes-have-in-common/) - The Olympic athletes inspire us with their remarkable accomplishments. They push themselves to the very edge of their talents and training, hoping to be on the winners podium. And what inspires me most is not that the winners are better than the rest, but that every athlete won the right to be in the International
- [Burning Bridges](https://www.steveniwersen.com/burning-bridges/) - Good managers build trust, they do not burn bridges.
- [Don’t Hesitate To Lead](https://www.steveniwersen.com/dont-hesitate-to-lead/) - Three ways to demonstrate your leadership as soon as you take the responsibilities.
- [Leading Change and Sustaining Your Corporate Culture](https://www.steveniwersen.com/leading-change-and-sustaining-your-corporate-culture/) - I am a change fanatic. Give me a choice between status quo or the opportunity to change, and I will jump for the new possibilities. Some people accuse me of being addicted to change. They say: “If Steven can’t change something during the day, he will drive home at lunch just to change his socks!”
- [Five Unique Ways a Manager Can Influence Others](https://www.steveniwersen.com/five-unique-ways-a-manager-can-influence-others/) - Managers have a tremendous responsibility to influence others. It is expected from the executive level that your influence will keep projects on target, help to improve productivity, and inspire employees to perform with excellence. Some managers exercise their influence in a dictatorial approach and get results; but usually short lived and with resentment. Sadly, their

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