by Luis Rivera | Apr 24, 2019 | Leadership, Luis Rivera, Uncategorized
Seven years ago, I became the chief executive for an organization of over 600 employees, the largest organization I had the honor to lead in my then 18-year career. As I contemplated how to lead the organization and develop the vision for the team, I was reminded by...
by Luis Rivera | Mar 21, 2019 | Author, Luis Rivera, Uncategorized
Allow me to set the stage: I walk into a large hotel ballroom. A lot of people are standing around. Some are talking. Some are handing out business cards. Some are quietly tucked away in a corner. And others are stuck by the continental breakfast and coffee bar. I...
by Luis Rivera | Feb 13, 2019 | Author, Leadership, Luis Rivera, People Development, Strategy, Uncategorized
I remember it like it was yesterday: I was in a classroom listening to my professor give a lecture on time management. He stated, “Master your time or it will master you.” Fast forward 25+ years later. Time management, and my professor’s words, continue to be a part...
by Luis Rivera | Jan 4, 2019 | Leadership, Luis Rivera, People Development, Strategy, Uncategorized
Throughout my adult life, I have given hundreds of presentations and sat through just as many. Some of the presentations I gave did not grab the audience’s attention, and some I’ve sat in bored from the second the presenter began reading the slides. I’m sure...
by Luis Rivera | Nov 21, 2018 | Leadership, Luis Rivera, People Development, Uncategorized
Holding a position of leadership in the military for almost twenty-five years was a privilege. From my first day as a 23-year-old Lieutenant leading 40 soliders in South Korea to a Lieutenant Colonel leading an organization of over 600 soldiers in the Middle East, the...
