Five Leadership Secrets of the Trappist Monks Can we learn about leadership from Trappist monks? Yes! Today’s link takes us to those lessons, shared by Stephen Martin in his July 14 guest contribution to the Washington Post. Click HERE for the complete article and enjoy. Newslink: Leadership features articles about the development and practice of leadership skills in today’s business [...]
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July 27, 2010LeBron, a year later
July 11, 2010A little over a year ago, I wrote this post about LeBron James and the extraordinary humility he demonstrated in his MVP acceptance speech. My, my, how things have changed. I don’t think anyone would debate that agreeing to participate in a one hour special to announce his next team was not a good move by LeBron [...]
Hey, it’s my 30th anniversary…as a Mom!
June 25, 2010My daughter, Heather, doesn’t particularly think it’s a great thing that today is her 30th birthday. So, we’re not going to talk about that…too much. Instead, let’s celebrate the wonderful fact that today is my 30th anniversary of being her Mom! With that in mind, please indulge me some space to talk about her. With the start of her life, [...]
“Delivering Happiness” delivers
June 7, 2010Are you interested in a book about customer service? Would you rather read a book about leadership, communication and its impact on corporate culture? Or, perhaps you’re intrigued by the entrepreneurial growth story of Zappos.com? If you said “Yes!” to any of the above, then “Delivering Happiness” is the book for you. Written in an easy to read [...]
Love the earth? Save the earth!
April 22, 2010Today is the 40th anniversary Earth Day. Why should we care? Sunrises. Beaches. Outdoor play. Nesting animals. Forests. Clean water. Oxygen. Life. The choice is ours. Gray skies. Plastics. Pollution. Noise. Illness. Dirty water. Vanishing species. Death. Each of us alone cannot preserve our planet. However, if every one of us commits to doing what we can, [...]
Patriotism or religion?
March 12, 2010Yesterday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, covering eleven states and territories and based in California, ruled against a group of atheist parents who brought suit based on their belief that the Pledge of Allegiance represents government endorsement of religion, which is prohibited in the U.S. Constitution. The parents filed suit to stop teachers from leading [...]
Olympic Thoughts: Time to shine
February 25, 2010Tuesday evening, the ladies figure skating event started. As always, there are many human interest stories; sad, heroic, heartwarming. Some stories are so brief, they hardly get noticed. This one belongs to the very first skater to perform her short program, Cheltzie Lee of Australia. There isn’t a lot of information available about Cheltzie. According to [...]
A lesson from Sister Mary Judith
February 10, 2010Yesterday’s Oprah featured an interview with a group of nuns from the Dominican Sisters of Mary convent in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I found the conversation with the nuns on the show, and film clips from Lisa Ling’s visit and overnight stay at the convent, to be quite fascinating. Snippets of their daily life were shared, such as 5:30 [...]
Update on gifts to Haiti
February 3, 2010Living in generosity is a beautiful thing. Working with people who share that spirit is awesome. In addition to a truckload of clothing and household articles, the final tally of Progressive Medical’s employee cash contributions to The American Red Cross is $4500. The company is matching employee donations dollar for dollar to fund medications for [...]
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