Leo Bottary
Leo J. Bottary is Vice President, Public Affairs for Vistage International and an adjunct professor for Seton Hall University’s Master of Arts in Strategic Communication and Leadership program. Leo has enjoyed a 25-year career counseling leaders in the areas of strategic communication planning, crisis communication, brand building, business development, and client service. He has served in senior leadership roles at Mullen and Hill & Knowlton, where he was also director of client service for the US. In 1995, he founded an award-winning public relations agency that a leading industry trade publication hailed as a regional powerhouse, new media pioneer, and great place to work. He sold the firm in 2000. Prior to starting his PR agency, Leo was president of the PR subsidiary for Florida’s largest advertising agency. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Jacksonville University and a Master of Arts in Strategic Communication and Leadership from Seton Hall University.
Recent Posts by Leo
A reinforcing loop that is. One of the most powerful dynamics of the peer advisory group is the momentum created when peers engage in a cycle Read More
Our parents understood the power of peer influence. It’s why they were always so inquisitive about our friends and classmates. They realized that even in an Read More
Over holidays, I read two books that I enjoyed very much: Google + For Business by Chris Brogan Read More
I’d like to kick-off the new year (and the start of my seventh year of blogging) with a post that will set the stage for Read More
Several weeks ago, Vistage announced the recipients of its second annual Member Leadership Awards. The awards program was created to celebrate the inspiring business and Read More
Several weeks ago, Vistage announced the recipients of its second annual Member Leadership Awards. The awards program was created to celebrate the inspiring business and Read More
A few weeks ago, Vistage announced the recipients of its second annual Member Leadership Awards. The awards program was created to celebrate the Read More
A few weeks ago, Vistage announced the recipients of its second annual Member Leadership Awards. The awards program was created to celebrate the inspiring business and Read More
A few weeks ago, Vistage announced the recipients of its second annual Member Leadership Awards. The awards program was created to celebrate the Read More
In a departure from the usual Executive Street fare, I’d like to shine a light on our 16th President of the United States. On September 28, Read More
Last week, Vistage announced the recipients of its second annual Member Leadership Awards. The awards program was created to celebrate the inspiring business Read More
Last week, I defined Trickle-Down Leadernomics as “Episodic training designed to stimulate positive behavioral changes, aimed to help executives be Read More
If I were to characterize the philosophy behind executive development programs at many companies today, it would be “Trickle-Down Leadernomics.” Defined as: Episodic training designed Read More
This post is not about meaning well. It’s about clearly defining terms you commonly share with your clients or employees. It’s Read More
While one could argue that, ideally, there’s nothing quite like sitting face-to-face with your peers in a group setting, connecting with colleagues online not Read More
Over the past several weeks, I’ve enjoyed exploring the peer advisory group model. I’ve looked at the similarities to learning teams , Read More
In my last post, 5 Reasons Peer Advisory Groups Work , I talked about the amazing benefits Read More
Whether you’ve read it here or in countless other blog posts, articles, textbooks, videos, podcasts, etc., you know the failure rate for most strategic plans Read More
I realize it may seem odd to some that peer advisory groups, which have been around for decades and, prior to that, existed long before Read More
Many of you may know that in addition to my work at Vistage , I serve as an Read More
If I recall correctly, I wrote a post on work-life balance during Fourth of July weekend and now I’m working on Labor Day. Suffice it Read More
Managing expectations is one of those expressions to which we should pay more attention, but not in the way you might Read More
I wrote a short post last week about the myth of control and while it is a myth Read More
I’ll make this short today, but I was talking to some friends last night about the concept of control. People commonly refer Read More
In 2007, Chip & Dan Heath wrote a book titled Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die . The book offers six Read More
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