In a few days we will learn who will win the election, but I believe we can learn much more. Think about it this way, you are getting a seat to watch two people talk about leadership, and perhaps depending on your perspective, exhibit leadership. You are also getting the chance to see communication strategies […]
Has it Really Been 19 Years?
1993 was 19 years ago. Like any year there were many events that are memorable. Some even changed the course of the future. Here is a short list in no particular order . . . Israel and PLO Sign Peace Accord – PLO leader Yasir Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shook hands in […]
How to Celebrate Your Birthday – and Every Day
It’s my sister Paula’s birthday. Several years ago I wrote a post on her birthday, and later I wrote a post about ways to celebrate your birthday. I reprise and update them today, as a way to tell my little Sis happy birthday, and give us all something to think about . . . Happy […]
12 Ways to Celebrate Progress
Celebration is often a challenging topic for leaders. They wonder if they should celebrate and when they should celebrate. They waffle between “we don’t need to celebrate, people know we are succeeding” and celebrating every, single, little thing along the way. The best answer (as is the often the case) lies somewhere in the middle. […]
Jigsaw Lessons, Redux
A couple of days I wrote a post about project leadership lessons from a jigsaw puzzle. Last night I finished it (aren’t those tractors beautiful?) The lessons from the earlier post are valuable. Here are a couple of other additional thoughts. Energy of the “team” (Kelsey, especially) grew as I got closer to the end. […]