Who Are You Comparing Yourself To?
I grew up in a very artistic family. Two of my three siblings have fine arts degrees, and my brother still makes a living in a creative field. My mom can sew anything and has had strangers ask if they could buy the wall hangings she creates. My dad could build...
Living Systems and High-Impact Listening
Today’s post was originally published here on September 28, 2015. Everyone who has been through PILOT/LEAD 365 has spent time in jail—the Ottawa County jail—as a setting to learn about living systems. A living system is any group of people who spend time together and...
How to Rock Your Next Public Speaking Opportunity
(This post was first published here on September 21, 2015.) Public Speaking! Yikes!! For many people, public speaking is more feared than death! All you have to do is avoid it, right? The problem is that public speaking is an important skill for organizational...
Sacrifice
Your team knows you care about them by your level of willingness to sacrifice and serve them. The year must have been around 1980. There had been an unexpected significant increase in the volume of our business, and it hit us in the heart of the summer vacation...
Endings and Beginnings
This is a season of endings and beginnings for many of us. September sometimes feels like a mini-New Year to me, with the end of summer and the start of a new school year. Just last week, we wrapped up a LEAD 365 cohort, and we are kicking off four new cohorts this...
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