

President and CEO of Saunders Hotel Group (SHG), Jeffrey Saunders has been coached by Nance Guilmartin on several occasions over the past two decades. He has integrated many of her ideas into his leadership perspective, to the point where they have become second nature and he now passes them on to others. Saunders testifies to the benefits of the pause and explains how it has made him a more effective leader.

Taking a break while everything around you is accelerating is seldom the decision-maker's first instinct. But many benefits hide behind the humble break! Based on The Power of Pause: How to Be More Effective in a Demanding 24/7 World, by Nance Guilmartin, Jossey-Bass, December 2009, and the interviews with Jeffrey Saunders, CEO of the Saunders Hotel Group, Boston, and Joyce J. Elam, executive dean of Florida International University (FIU) School of Business (Miami), June 2010.
According to Catherine Kaputa, developing a differentiating personal brand promotes your identity and inspires trust in stakeholders. Based on You Are a Brand! by Catherine Kaputa, Nicholas Brealey Publishing, May 2010, and the interviews with Olivier Zara, President of Authentys and author of Réussir sa carrière grâce au personal branding, (Eyrolles, March 2009), and Elizabeth Hitchcock, Sales and Business Development Executive for the East Coast, Media and Entertainment, Microsoft, United States, June 2010.

Retaking control of your professional destiny and earning a living while enjoying what you do ... How can you do it?
