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Leadership and Radical Sabbaticals 16 Jul 2013 | 06:01 pm
Imagine sitting on the edge of a lake with your feet dangling in the water. It is sunset and the sky is filled with pink fluffy clouds. It is quiet. You are alone after a week of conversations and c...
Leadership and The Media 12 Jul 2013 | 01:30 pm
I had a fun experience last week being interviewed by Kathie Lee and Hoda on The Today Show . It was a wonderful – and in some ways eye-opening – time. Why eye opening? The big question is “how muc...
Leadership and Intermission 29 Jun 2013 | 03:00 pm
Photo credit: bullywhippit via flickr I had taken a hiatus from blogging to write another book. Now that 101 Leadership Quotes: Bumper Stickers for the Brain is getting formatted, I can return to th...
Leadership and Roulette 27 Jun 2013 | 01:30 pm
Do you ever feel stuck in a rut? Are you frustrated and bored that every day has the feel of every other day? Are you bummed that summer vacation is another short trip to a local beach for the same o...
Leadership and the Wrong Compass 25 Jun 2013 | 07:09 pm
We all like to be liked, right? Or is it only women in business who like to be liked while men don’t care? Most of the research to date shows that being liked is what women strive for. We have that...
Leadership and joy 11 Dec 2012 | 10:31 pm
The holiday season is laden with words like, happy, merry, wonderful, and on and on. I was thinking about the word JOY and how it manifests in our lives. What does it mean when someone brings you joy?...
5 Ways to have a perfect Christmas every day of the year 7 Dec 2012 | 12:31 am
You know the songs;” it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” and you feel that warm, fun feeling spread through your body, even though it is a rainy day in December. Or maybe “Frosty the Snowman”...
Leadership and freedom 5 Dec 2012 | 12:33 am
This is the 40th anniversary of “Free to Be You and Me”, an amazing group of songs to help children see the possibilities of life without gender restrictions and fear. They are as fresh and real today...
Missed the fireworks by a day 4 Dec 2012 | 11:49 pm
We were there on Friday. Yup. We were at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Even had lunch at The Volcano House. We stood at the steam vents (great for a facial) and went as far as we could go to get...
Leadership and kindness 30 Nov 2012 | 01:07 am
Are you tired from all the bully boss blogs? Tired of all the negativity and “gotcha game” complaints that go from co-worker to co-worker? Do you play in the CYA arena and get stocked with all the gos...