Sheri Staak, Author at Sheri Staak - The Staak Report

Work Harder for Someone Else

In addition to being National Pharmacists Day, today, January 12, is also Work Harder Day. So if you happen to pop into a Walgreens or CVS this afternoon, be sure to thank a hard-working pharmacist. As for working harder yourself, it’s Saturday! After putting in a full week at the office, today’s your

29Dec

Remembering Stormin’ Norman

I was saddened to hear about the recent death of a great military leader, General H. Schwarzkopf. Years ago, I was privileged to not only hear Stormin’ Norman deliver a speech, but to personally meet the man regarded as one of the greatest leaders of our time. Political views aside, Schwarzkopf was a leader

16Dec

Gilligan’s Island Leadership: The Ladies Aren’t the Leaders

After a brief pause to pay respect to the families and victims of the tragedy in Connecticut, I am resuming my study on Gilligan’s Island leadership. In the last several posts, I extracted leadership lessons based on the men of Gilligan’s Island. Today, I’ll start looking at the role the female

15Dec

Condolences for Connecticut

Our hearts and prayers go out to the families in Newtown, Connecticut as they are going through the most horrific tragedy ever imaginable. To have such young and innocent children taken from this world is a parent’s worst nightmare. It’s a society’s worst nightmare. We are all shocked, saddened, and

14Dec

Gilligan’s Island Leadership: The Millionaire DUD

Having already provided leadership examples from several characters in the Gilligan’s Island series, today I’ll continue the comparisons by looking at how the millionaire, Mr. Howell, fares in a place where money is of no value. Mr. Howell: Like the Professor, Mr. Howell has an impressive resume of

12Dec

Gilligans Island Leadership: It’s a Wrap!

Throughout the week, I’ve extracted leadership lessons by examining the characters of the classic TV show Gilligan’s Island. Today, Ill conclude the series by looking at the final castaway, Ginger. Ginger: It’s often been said that if you fake it long enough, you’ll eventually make it

12Dec

Gilligan’s Island Leadership: Gilligan Brings Them Together

Yesterday, I pinpointed some of the WOW characteristics of The Skipper on Gilligan’s Island. Today, I’ll talk about The Skipper’s sidekick, Gilligan, and about the leadership lessons we can extract from this very improbable source. Gilligan: As the boyish assistant to the boat’s captain,

11Dec

Gilligan’s Island Leadership: The Skipper

Leadership lessons can be found anywhere, even in the most unlikely of places. I began my discussion of Gilligan’s Island leadership in yesterday’s post. Today, I’ll continue by highlighting some of the attributes of one of the most memorable of the castaways, The Skipper. The Skipper: As the

10Dec

Beyond the 3-Hour Tour: Gilligan’s Island Leadership

Those of us old enough to remember the popular CBS television program Gilligan’s Island probably equate the show with the humorous antics and unlikely situations the castaways found themselves in each week. I vividly recall watching reruns of the show quite often after returning home from grammar school. Based on

10Nov

Very Sheri: James Bond Leadership

With the latest James Bond installment, Skyfall, just opening in theaters this weekend, it got me thinking…what can we learn from 007 about leadership? To get the ball rolling, my family and I spent part of the weekend watching a semi-marathon of classic James Bond movies. With leadership qualities in mind,

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