Leadership — Blog — Amy J Schultz

Harvesting the tree

Neither Malcolm Gladwell nor Dr. Heinz Weihrich nor your business school prof approved this, but I still think I’m on to something.

How to (not) create buy-in for your vision

Unlike the “me” in this photo, life has taught me that rallying people to your point of view requires you to remove your own tinted view of the world and take your arrogant elbows off the table (yes, mom).

Communication, Art, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Humor, Business, StorytellingAmy SchultzJune 23, 2017communication, business, start up

Peering into the future by way of the past

What is my vision for the future? I wish someone had asked me this at the beginning of each decade of my life. I’d love to know how 20-year old me would have answered it. And 30- and 40-year old me.
Not to mention when I was ten.

Business, Communication, Education, Leadership, StorytellingAmy SchultzJune 23, 2017vision, future, artist, past, career, possibility, optimism, creative, Fort Worth Portrait Project

In opposition to the mic drop

If our leaders can’t converse about bigotry, the economy, the environment, healthcare, terrorism and education, then we have to show them how. Because stop, drop and walk away isn’t an option.

Skinny branches

If you pay attention while you climb, the tree shows you the sturdiest route. And man, those skinny branches really have an incredible view.

Art, Business, Communication, Start Up, Storytelling, Leadership, EntrepreneurshipAmy SchultzJune 21, 2017artist, business, comfort zone, career, future, photography, transition, creative, vision, seed, plant, tree, branch, writer, small business, dream, John Donne

Guts

After years of planning and fantasizing (which is sort of like practicing), I took the leap and became a workaholic... for myself.

Art, Business, Communication, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Start UpAmy SchultzJune 21, 2017answer, business, creative, comfort zone, career, dream, journey, new normal, photography, reach, vision