I took this photo a few days ago. It’s a path that leads to one of my favorite places. Where is your favorite “place”? Is it in any way connected to your current life’s work? You don’t always get to choose the exact route, but you can choose your outlook about the journey. I’m choosing…
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Leaders – Take a Leap of Faith to Build Trust
Do you have teenaged kids? Do they have a curfew? Today, I wrote a guest post about my experiences with curfews for Debbie Nicol’s Embers of the World blog in which I explore the idea of trust – do people have to “earn” it, or should you “give” it freely? You can check it out…
4 Skills Leaders Need for a Responsibility Mindset
Guest Post by Debbie Nicol, creator, “embers of the world” Leaders of today face the optimum opportunity to transition from entitlement mindset to responsibility mindset, regaining balance while serving all equally. Executive team members in many organizations are desperate for leaders who possess and openly demonstrate this strong character trait. Other players of the business…
Promoted to Senior Management? Read These 42 Rules
Are you about to embark on a new senior leadership role? Maybe you’ve been promoted from within, or are joining a new company as a new director or vice president. Or, perhaps you are coach or leader to someone in this role. I have an excellent resource to recommend – Pam Fox Rollin’s 42 Rules…
Matchbooks and Memories
When you see this photo, what comes to mind? Cigarettes? Camp fires? Birthday cakes? Do you even recognize what this is? We were at a pumpkin-carving party and needed to light our completed Jack-o’-Lanterns. The party hostess rummaged in a drawer and found this book of matches. Immediately, Mr….