Opportunity Rocks Blog

Have you ever opened a college course catalog and seen a class titled “How to Be a Rock Star?” Probably not. While the great musicians of our time likely took lessons to learn their craft, their real growth occurred in the practice sessions, the performances, and the countless hours on tour buses jamming with their […]

It’s hard to picture Ozzy Osbourne wading into the ocean, Dave Grohl tossing his flip-flops onto the sand, or Gene Simmons visiting ancient architecture… but that doesn’t mean they don’t. Rock stars know that to be their best on stage, they must have some downtime. The truly successful, no matter what industry they’re in, understand […]

Picture this: you’re leading a meeting with your team, and you’ve asked a very important question… What ideas do they have to tackle the latest challenge? Crickets. No suggestions are being made; no ideas are being thrown out, and no one is even daring to open their mouths. Your team is afraid to speak up. […]

Do you ever feel like you’re “stuck” in your business? You’re doing all the right things, yet you can’t seem to break out of the old “same old, same old.”

Have you ever noticed how every band member is tuned in to what the others are doing? Even the term for a performance, a “concert,” is defined as “agreement, accordance, or harmony.” Why? Because in order to make beautiful music, musicians have to listen to one another and play together. If they didn’t, you’d be […]

Some organizations feel that leadership is better brought in from outside. That’s not true! Promoting leaders from within your organization has several benefits. First, it fosters loyalty among your employees. If they know they may be promoted, they will work harder and seek out opportunities for increased training and responsibility. According to a survey of 1,000 full-time workers from Joblist, 81% of managers promoted internally were more likely to report feeling supported by their teams. 77% found it easier to lead, and 85% felt like they had a highly productive team. 

This begs the question: how do you cultivate emerging leaders?